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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Go to (an) English academy?
Hi. Please help. I think in Korea the word "academy" is synonymous with the words "private institute." Which is correct? Let us assume "French academy and English academy" refer to the places where French and English are taught respectively.
1. He goes to English academy on Monday and Thursday.
2. He goes to an English academy on Monday and Thursday.
3. He goes to English and French academies on Monday and Thursday.
1. He goes to English academy on Monday and Thursday.
2. He goes to an English academy on Monday and Thursday.
3. He goes to English and French academies on Monday and Thursday.
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e. A, AN, or THE before "English academy", so it's definitely wrong. (2) is correct, but A/AN is probably not the best article to use, since it's a SPECIFIC place he's going.
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- A, AN, or THE before "English academy", so it's definitely wrong.
- (2) is correct, but A/AN is probably not the best article to use, since it's a SPECIFIC place he's going.
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- (3) is not wrong, but again it's not specific; it implies that he just goes to any English and French academies, rather than the specific places that would be implied by the context surrounding that sentence.
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In (1) you need an article, i.e. A, AN, or THE before "English academy", so it's definitely wrong.
(2) is correct, but A/AN is probably not the best article to use, since it's a SPECIFIC place he's going. I would say "He goes to THE English academy ..." or "He goes to HIS English academy ...".
(3) is not wrong, but again it's not specific; it implies that he just goes to any Engl
(2) is correct, but A/AN is probably not the best article to use, since it's a SPECIFIC place he's going. I would say "He goes to THE English academy ..." or "He goes to HIS English academy ...".
(3) is not wrong, but again it's not specific; it implies that he just goes to any Engl
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2 and 3 are good. Sentence 1 needs to have an article adjective ("an" or "the") since academy is not capitalized, which means the academy is a common noun. If academy were capitalized, then "English Academy" would be a proper noun (making Sentence 1 grammatically correct).
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Hi. Thank you. In a task where a person is asked to write his daily schedule, should we include the articles "the" or the possessive "my" before the names of places (or other articles or possessives, as the cases require)? Then when a person goes to a neighborhood store to buy snacks after school, around 5 p.m., almost every day, should he write this?
He goes to the neighborhood
He goes to the neighborhood
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Yes, that sentence is good.
Re THE vs. MY, it depends on the relationship between the person and the place. Some examples:
"Go to THE supermarket" ("MY supermarket" would mean "the supermarket that I OWN").
"Go to MY FAVORITE restaurant" (although I don't OWN the restaurant, it is MY FAVORITE).
"Go to MY next class" or just "Go to MY class" (because it's a speci
Re THE vs. MY, it depends on the relationship between the person and the place. Some examples:
"Go to THE supermarket" ("MY supermarket" would mean "the supermarket that I OWN").
"Go to MY FAVORITE restaurant" (although I don't OWN the restaurant, it is MY FAVORITE).
"Go to MY next class" or just "Go to MY class" (because it's a speci
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Hi. Thank you. Could you tell me when do we place the indefinite article "a" in front of the word "camp" and when not? I think we don't put the indefinite article "a" before the word "camp" in the following sentence.
He goes to English camp.
But I think we put the indefinite article "a" before the word "camp" when we refer to the place where they set a camp to have childre
He goes to English camp.
But I think we put the indefinite article "a" before the word "camp" when we refer to the place where they set a camp to have childre
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