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Yoong Liat Posted 20 years ago
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sent
Is the following sentence correct?
The injured man was sent to hospital.
The injured man was sent to hospital.
Top answer
Yes, like dispatched in an ambulance . Or, He was asked to go to the hospital. Thus, it's open to different interpretations, but correct.
- Yes, like dispatched in an ambulance .
- Or, He was asked to go to the hospital.
- Thus, it's open to different interpretations, but correct.
- But you should have "sent to a/the hospital".
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Yes, like dispatched in an ambulance.
Or,
He was asked to go to the hospital.
Thus, it's open to different interpretations, but correct.
But you should have "sent to a/the hospital".
Or,
He was asked to go to the hospital.
Thus, it's open to different interpretations, but correct.
But you should have "sent to a/the hospital".
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Hi
To my personal knowledge, hospital in the sentence does not require any determiner.
check Swan's PEU 70.
To my personal knowledge, hospital in the sentence does not require any determiner.
check Swan's PEU 70.
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The injured man was sent to hospital.
But you should have "sent to a/the hospital".
In BrE, the article is not needed in the above sentence and similar sentences below.
I went to market with Mother.
The criminal was taken to prison.
But you should have "sent to a/the hospital".
In BrE, the article is not needed in the above sentence and similar sentences below.
I went to market with Mother.
The criminal was taken to prison.
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InchoateknowledgeHiI agree with you, but in AmE, the article is needed.
To my personal knowledge, hospital in the sentence does not require any determiner.
check Swan's PEU 70.
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