Essential Grammar in Use - Unit 71 - go to work go home go to the cinema: Lý Thuyết

Chúng ta không dùng 'the' trước các danh từ sau khi nói về mục đích chính của chúng:

• work (công việc): go to work, be at work, start work, finish work
  → I'm going to work now. (không nói: to the work)
  → I finish work at 5 o'clock every day.
• school (trường học): go to school, be at school, start school, leave school
  → What did you learn at school today? (không nói: at the school)
  → Some children don't like school.
• university/college (đại học/cao đẳng): go to university/college, be at university/college
  → Helen wants to go to university when she leaves school.
  → What did you study at college?
• hospital (bệnh viện): go to hospital, be in hospital
  → Jack had an accident. He had to go to hospital.
• prison (nhà tù): go to prison, be in prison
  → Why is he in prison? What did he do?
• church (nhà thờ): go to church, be in/at church
  → David usually goes to church on Sundays.
• bed (giường ngủ): go to bed, be in bed
  → I'm tired. I'm going to bed. (không nói: to the bed)
  → 'Where's Alice?' 'She's in bed.'

Chúng ta không dùng 'to' trước home:

• go home, be at home, stay at home

Chúng ta dùng 'the' trước các địa điểm công cộng sau:

• the cinema (rạp chiếu phim)
• the theatre (rạp hát)
• the bank (ngân hàng)
• the post office (bưu điện)
• the station (ga tàu/xe)
• the airport (sân bay)
• the city centre (trung tâm thành phố)

Chúng ta dùng 'the' khi nói về việc đi khám bác sĩ hoặc nha sĩ:

• go to the doctor (đi khám bác sĩ)
• go to the dentist (đi khám nha sĩ)