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Hanuman_2000 Posted 19 years ago
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0Hello,02br
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001. I often go to01b00 the02b00 cinema.02br
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00Why "the" has been used here? one book says that we always use "the" before cinema.02br
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00Is this correct?0-
  

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0Yes; most nouns of this sort take 01i00the02i00; it is the exceptions (01i00to school, to hospital, to church02i00) that omit the definite article.0-
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0Hello Sir(Mr.MM)02br
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001. most nouns of this 01b00sort take02b00 01i00the.02i02br
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01i00Sorry Sir, I could not understand the meaning of "nouns of this sort".02i02br
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01i00What are those sorts of nouns?02i0-
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0I was purposely vague, Hanuman, because I cannot catalogue all the possibilities, but I intended the range of generic destinations: 01i00I am going to the cinema / zoo / park / shopping mall / supermarket / bus terminal /02i00 01i00library02i00, etc.0-

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