Idx | 2394 |
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Keyword | school |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | Her daughter wants to leave the school and get married. |
Correct Sentence | Her daughter wants to leave school and get married. |
Cloze Error Sentence | Her daughter wants to leave [[the]] school and get married. |
Cloze Sentence | Her daughter wants to leave [[ ]] school and get married. |
Cloze Answer | _ |
Choices | the | _ |
Explanation | Use the/a/my etc only when you are talking about a particular school: 'She goes to a very good school.' 'Our two boys go to the same school.' When you refer to school as a type of place or activity, use leave school, start school, go to school, etc (WITHOUT the/a/my etc ): 'Most children go to primary school at the age of five.' The same rule applies to kindergarten, college, university, church, prison, jail and (in British English but not American English) hospital . Compare: 'They deserve to be put in prison.' 'The new prison has a special security wing for dangerous criminals.' See also CINEMA (↑ |
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