{"id":242,"date":"2019-07-25T12:18:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T12:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vinodgambtoo.com\/blog\/?p=242"},"modified":"2019-07-25T12:18:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T12:18:40","slug":"articles-10-minute-grammar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vinodgambtoo.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/25\/articles-10-minute-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles &#8211; 10 Minute Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul><li>We generally do not use \u2018The\u2019 before abstract nouns unless they are described in a particular sense: <ol><li><em>Men respect life and fear <\/em><strong><em>death<\/em><\/strong><em>. <\/em>(abstract noun)<\/li><\/ol><ol><li><strong><em>The death<\/em><\/strong><em> of his father shattered the entire family. <\/em>(used in a particular sense)<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Before names of games: <strong>Cricket, Tennis, Golf<\/strong><\/li><li>When we say something about or describing nature, where it means the spirit creating and motivating the world of animals and plants etc.<ol><li><em>If you do not take care of <\/em><strong><em>nature<\/em><\/strong><em> now, your next generation will suffer for it.<\/em><\/li><\/ol><ol><li><em>I think <\/em><strong><em>Mother Nature<\/em><\/strong><em> is going through a worse phase because of global warming.<\/em><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li><strong>Home:<\/strong> When we use home alone in a sentence i.e, is not preceded or followed by a phrase or descriptive word, <strong>the<\/strong> is omitted:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>She is at home now. You can go and\nsee her.<ol><li>She went home early.<\/li><\/ol><ol><li>My brother arrived home after dark.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li><strong>Court, church\/temple\/synagogue\/mosque,\nbed, hospital, prison, school\/college\/university:<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not use <strong>the <\/strong>before the nouns listed above when these places are visited or used for\ntheir primary purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>My mother usually goes to bed\nbefore 11. (her sleeping pattern)<ol><li>Let\u2019s meet at\nchurch\/temple\/synagogue\/mosque. (for prayer)<\/li><\/ol><ol><li>When the litigant reached court, he\nrealized leaving important papers behind. (in the case matter)<\/li><\/ol><ol><li>While returning from school, we\ndecided to visit the dog shelter. ( from school after studying)<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li><strong>Sea:<\/strong> As a sailor when you go to sea, <strong>the<\/strong> is omitted. Or maybe as passengers\nor crew, we omit <strong>the<\/strong>.<ol><li><em>The commanding officer is going to\nsea next month and replace his colleague. <\/em><\/li><\/ol><ol><li><em>I still remember we were at sea\nlast year this time. <\/em><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>However, when we live near the sea or seaside, we do not omit\n<em>the.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Work and office:<strong><\/strong><ul><li><em>She is on her way to work.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Men are at work.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>We are getting delayed for a movie\nbecause Alex has not returned from work yet. <\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Office ( a place of work) requires <strong>the<\/strong>: Please call me afterward as she\nis not in the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be in office without the means to hold an official post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Town:<\/strong> Are you in town tomorrow? Oh yes, you can drop in. 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