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Sb70012 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

They study at Harper School. / They study at the Harper School.

1. They study at Harper School. => correct (I haven't used a definite article here because the listener doesn't know "Harper School")

2. They study at the Harper School. => correct (I have used a definite article here because the listener knows "Harper School")


Hi,

Is my above analysis right?


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sb70012 Is my above analysis right? No, sorry. sb70012 1.

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  • sb70012 Is my above analysis right?
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  • They study at Harper School.
  • => correct (I haven't used a definite article here because the listener doesn't know "Harper School") No.
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sb70012Is my above analysis right?

No, sorry.

sb700121. They study at Harper School. => correct (I haven't used a definite article here because the listener doesn't know "Harper School")

No. Correct because it is a proper noun: Lake Michigan, Harvard University, Mount Fuji, etc.

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Whether or not "the" is included in a name like this is dependent not on whether the listener already knows about it, but on established convention for that particular name. Without specific local knowledge it is impossible to be sure whether people usually say "Harper School" or "the Harper School". If I had to guess from the form of the name, I would guess no article.

(Cross-posted.)

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