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Nakool Posted 10 years ago
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He met with an accident and was immediately admitted to the hospital.
A) admitted to hospital
B) admitted into a hospital
C) no improvement
According to my book, the answer is (C).
Shouldn't it be (A)?
For BrE, when hospital/ church / prison / school / jail/ college/ bed / temple are visited for their primary purpose then they are not preceded by article 'the'.so in the above question, please help me understand how 'the' is used before 'hospital' .
A) admitted to hospital
B) admitted into a hospital
C) no improvement
According to my book, the answer is (C).
Shouldn't it be (A)?
For BrE, when hospital/ church / prison / school / jail/ college/ bed / temple are visited for their primary purpose then they are not preceded by article 'the'.so in the above question, please help me understand how 'the' is used before 'hospital' .
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Nakool Shouldn't it be (A)? In BrE, yes. Nakool please help me understand how 'the' is used before 'hospital' It is used for both patient and visitor in AmE.
- Nakool Shouldn't it be (A)?
- In BrE, yes.
- Nakool please help me understand how 'the' is used before 'hospital' It is used for both patient and visitor in AmE.
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NakoolShouldn't it be (A)?In BrE, yes.
Nakoolplease help me understand how 'the' is used before 'hospital'It is used for both patient and visitor in AmE.
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