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ESLbun Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

singular or plural (2)

which ones of the followings is correct?

I take bus to go to school
I take a bus to go to school

I put theory into practice.
I put theories into practice.
  

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Welcome to EnglishForward!

I take a bus to go to school.

I put theory into practice. (This is the more common expression.)
I put theories into practice.
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Why don't we need to add "a" before theory but have to do so in the first example?
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And why don't we need to add an article before "school" given that it is countable?
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ESLbunAnd why don't we need to add an article before "school" given that it is countable?
Because, unlike "bus", "school" is not a building or place. It means to learn or study in general.
I take a bus to go to school.
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ESLbunWhy don't we need to add "a" before theory but have to do so in the first example?
Because "theory" is a general idea, not one specific theory.
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