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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Going to a or the pool?
Hi. Please tell me which of the following two answers is correct. Could we place the definite article "the" before the word "pool" if the pool is known to others who might be reading the sentence?Thank you for your help in advance.
Q: What are you going to do this holiday?
A: I'm going to a/the pool.
Q: What are you going to do this holiday?
A: I'm going to a/the pool.
Top answer
Both are OK, and you are right about 'the'. We also commonly say eg I'm going swimming.
- Both are OK, and you are right about 'the'.
- We also commonly say eg I'm going swimming.
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Both are OK, and you are right about 'the'.
We also commonly say eg I'm going swimming.
We also commonly say eg I'm going swimming.
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AnonymousQ: What are you going to do this holiday?A: ...I'm going to spend all day at the pool. (The speaker and the listener both know which pool.)
I'm going to spend all day at a pool. (The speaker declines to specify which pool for the listener.)
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