Question

I should visit my Grandma _____ hospital. at for Three prepositions collocate with the noun ‘hospital’: ‘in’, ‘at’ and ‘to’. As for the structure ‘preposition + noun’, there are some collocations to remember: 1) ‘in hospital’ (BrE) / ‘in the hospital’(AmE) (He's in hospital recovering from an operation.; She didn't want to be in hospital.; Mrs Abbot’s husband is visiting her in hospital now.; Your little sister had surgery and must stay in the hospital.), also ‘in a hospital’ (I used to work as a diet clerk in a hospital.); 2) ‘at (a/the) hospital’ (She works at the RoyalNational Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore.; She is at the hospital now. = She is a medical worker or a visitor.); 3) ‘to hospital’ (BrE) / ‘to the hospital’ (AmE) (She’s been taken to hospital today.; We went to the hospital to visit my husband.), also ‘to a hospital’ (It seems scary to go to a hospital.).A person is at the hospital when he is physically on the premises of the hospital, for example, as a visitor or a staff member. A person who is in (the) hospital is a patient at that facility.The speaker wants to visit his Grandma there, therefore, she is a patient of that hospital. Thus, we are to choose ANSWER 3 (in).

Accepted Answer

into in c

Question	I should visit my Grandma _____ hospital.
A	into
B	at
C	in
D	for
Answer	c
Remark	Three prepositions collocate with the noun ‘hospital’: ‘in’, ‘at’ and ‘to’. As for the structure ‘preposition + noun’, there are some collocations to remember: 1) ‘in hospital’ (BrE) / ‘in the hospital’(AmE) (He's in hospital recovering from an operation.; She didn't want to be in hospital.; Mrs Abbot’s husband is visiting her in hospital now.; Your little sister had surgery and must stay in the hospital.), also ‘in a hospital’ (I used to work as a diet clerk in a hospital.); 2) ‘at (a/the) hospital’ (She works at the RoyalNational Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore.; She is at the hospital now. = She is a medical worker or a visitor.); 3) ‘to hospital’ (BrE) / ‘to the hospital’ (AmE) (She’s been taken to hospital today.; We went to the hospital to visit my husband.), also ‘to a hospital’ (It seems scary to go to a hospital.).A person is at the hospital when he is physically on the premises of the hospital, for example, as a visitor or a staff member. A person who is in (the) hospital is a patient at that facility.The speaker wants to visit his Grandma there, therefore, she is a patient of that hospital. Thus, we are to choose ANSWER 3 (in).

Hospital Visit Grandma Bre Person Patient I C