Using "the"

[trila]

Hi!

What is the right way of saying.

I work in university. And university I'm working in is one of the best in the city.

OR

I work in university. And the university I'm working in is one of the best in the city.

Thanks!

 

[fighting spirit]

I work at a university. [STRIKE]And[/STRIKE] The university I[STRIKE]'m[/STRIKE] work[STRIKE]ing[/STRIKE] at is one of the best in the city.

 

[sarat_106]

Hi!

What is the right way of saying.

I work in university. And university I'm working in is one of the best in the city.

OR

I work in an university. And the university where I'm working, [STRIKE]in[/STRIKE] is one of the best in the city.:tick:

Thanks!

Skp

 

[Heidi]

I work in an university. And the university where I'm working, in is one of the best in the city.:tick:

*NOT a teacher*

I work at a university, and the university where I'm working is one of the best in the city.

-hope to see more opinions

 

[Barb_D]

In case there are other learners trying to understand why it's a university instead of an university, remember that it's not the vowel that leads to the use of "an" but the vowel sound. University starts with a Y sound.

 

[trila]

I'm not sure that we need any article before "university" - thats what out teacher told us: "I work in university." I thought that mistake could be in the second part of the sentence, not in first. Now its even more confused for me.

Why do you put an article in the first part of the sentence?

 

[tedtmc]

I'm not sure that we need any article before "university" - thats what out teacher told us: "I work in university." I thought that mistake could be in the second part of the sentence, not in first. Now its even more confused (confusing) for me.

Why do you put an article in the first part of the sentence?

You make a general statement in the lst sentence, hence 'a'. You did not identify the university.
You go on to say more about the university, hence 'the'.

a university, a uniform, a unit (the aeiou rule does not apply)

an honest person

not a teacher

 

[fighting spirit]

A university when mentioned for the first time, and we don't know exactly what university someone is talking about
The university when mentioned again so we know what university someone is talking about