TheNight
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Dear Teacher!
I went through the quiz "Definite Article or Zero Article?". i'd like to know what is the difference between two sentences: "Do you often go to church" and "I don't go to the theater very often." The first one inquires if someone goes to church (the fact of going to any church). The second tells us that someone doesnt like to spend or cant spend much time going to (the) theater (probably he/she likes to spend free time another way, so its no matter what theater to go to even if he/she wants to ). So what is the reason for putting "the" in the second sentence and omitting it in the first one?:roll:
Could it possible to refer me to some detailed and comprehensive material concerning usage of definite/indefinite/zero articles? For me, its the most tricky problem))
Thanks in advance,
Vladimir Gureyev.
I went through the quiz "Definite Article or Zero Article?". i'd like to know what is the difference between two sentences: "Do you often go to church" and "I don't go to the theater very often." The first one inquires if someone goes to church (the fact of going to any church). The second tells us that someone doesnt like to spend or cant spend much time going to (the) theater (probably he/she likes to spend free time another way, so its no matter what theater to go to even if he/she wants to ). So what is the reason for putting "the" in the second sentence and omitting it in the first one?:roll:
Could it possible to refer me to some detailed and comprehensive material concerning usage of definite/indefinite/zero articles? For me, its the most tricky problem))
Thanks in advance,
Vladimir Gureyev.