Ariticle problems

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E.g.: I go to school.E.g.: I go to the school.E.g: I go to bank.E.g.: I go to the bank.any differneces?In my advanced grammar book, I saw a word called generalization without "the"What does it mean? And in what situation(s) do we use it?Thanks

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

I go to school. You are speaking generally. Kids go to school until they are 18. Then they go to work.

I go to the school. You are speaking specifically. I go to the school on the corner of my street.

I go to bank. No, you can't say this at all. You can't generalize like this in every case. Sorry!

I go to the bank. This is a general statement. You can also be specific: I go to the bank on the corner of my street.

In my advanced grammar book, I saw a word called generalization without "the"

What does it mean? And in what situation(s) do we use it?

You can only generalize by omitting 'the' with certain nouns, like school. Common ones are: I go to work. I go to college/university. I go to hospital. I go to class. I go to soccer/(a sport I participate in). Probably some others I can't think of right now, check the examples in your grammar book.

Best wishes, Clive

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