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Maverick88 Posted 21 years ago
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"On this day I finish school very late. I went to sleep right after I got back from [the] school,because I was too much tired to start preparing H.W.."
1) Why isn't it correct to put "the" before "school" here? {according to my teacher nothing should have been put there - neither "a" nor "the"}
2) Is there any difference if I write here "too much tired" or "much too tired"?
  

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). But as a rule, you say "go to school", "return from school" etc. without "the".

— Miche

  • ).
  • But as a rule, you say "go to school", "return from school" etc.
  • without "the".
  • : She goes to a good school.
  • They go to a school in London.
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1) I hate to say this but it's a matter of prescription (which does not actually explain the problem!). But as a rule, you say "go to school", "return from school" etc. without "the". If there is a modifier, then you use an article: EX.: She goes to a good school. They go to a school in London. It's the same with breakfast, for instance: "to have breakfast" and "to have a good breakfast".
Th
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1) On the one hand you said it's a matter of prescription. On the other hand you said that it's a rule, I hope a grammatical rule. Could you clarify this point to me please?
2) What about "very much tired"?
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1) Here I use "prescription" with the meaning of "rule", i.e. what rules prescribe. So it's a rule.
2) Probably somebody else should also share an opinion, but I don't think you can use "very much tired". You can say "I'm very tired".
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OK thank you, Miche.
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