Articles (a/an/the/zero) Exercises PDFSet 5: The vs No Article: School, Hospital & Fixed Expressions

20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.She goes to ___ school by bus every day.

a) theb) ac) —d) an

2.I went to ___ school to talk to my son's teacher.

a) theb) ac) —d) an

3.He plays ___ piano beautifully.

a) ab) thec) —d) an

4.My children play ___ tennis after school.

a) ab) thec) and) —

5.I always read a book before I go to ___ bed.

a) —b) ac) thed) an

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1.—

2.the

3.the

4.—

5.—

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1."—"(c)

We say 'go to school' (without 'the') when we mean going as a student for studying. It refers to the function, not the building.

2."the"(a)

We say 'go to the school' when we mean the building itself. Here, the parent is visiting the building, not attending as a student.

3."the"(b)

We use 'the' before musical instruments when talking about playing them: play the piano, the guitar, the violin.

4."—"(d)

We don't use an article before sports and games: play tennis, play football, play chess.

5."—"(a)

We say 'go to bed' (without 'the') when we mean going to sleep. It's a fixed expression.

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