 Re: when to eliminate "the"
I am not a professional teacher in true sense. I think the answer given by rewboss is correct. However, bringing the term "activity" for the purpose of interpretation was not necessary, rather it may add to confusion. For example, if you call Church and school to be "activity", in the same token office can not be called simply a building. Therefore the rule is that sometimes we use the article and sometimes we do not. It often depends on the context. Watch the following sentences:
I go to office every day at 10'o clock. (Here I participate in the work of the office)
My friend goes to the office to collect some information.(My friend goes to office for a specific purpose) |