Porovnajte použitie člena so slovom school

 

 

 

school

 

the school

Alison is ten years old. Every day she goes to school. She´s at school now. School begins at 9 and finishes at 3.                      

Hovoríme, že žiak chodí do školy alebo je v škole (goes to school/is at school). Nemyslíme konkrétnu školu, ale hovoríme o škole vo všeobecnosti.

Today Alison´s mother wants to speak to her daughter´s teacher. So she has gone to the school to see her. She´s at the school now.

Jej mama nie je žiak, nie je v škole (at school) a ani nechodí do školy (goes to school). Keď chce hovoriť s učiteľkou ide do školy (to the school) ako do konkrétnej budovy.


Takto isto používame aj slová prison, hospital, university, college a church. Nepoužívame určitý člen the pokiaľ o týchto budovách hovoríme vo všeobecnosti a na čo sa používajú.

 

 

 

 

bez the

 

s použitím the

 

Ken´s brother is in prison for robbery. (on je väzeň)

 

Joe had an accident last week. He was taken to hospital. He´s still in hospital. (on je pacient)

 

When I leave school, I want to go to university. (ako študent)

 

Sally´s father goes to church every Sunday. (modliť sa)

 

Ken went to the prison to visit his brother. (išiel tam ako návštevník)

 

Jane has gone to the hospital to visit Joe. She´s at the hospital now. (ako návštevník)

 

Excuse me, where is the university, please? (budova univerzity)

 

Some workmen went to the church to repair the roof. (nešli sa tam modliť)



Použitie určitého člena the so slovami bed, work, home

go to bed/be in bed – bez člena

It´s timeto go to bed now.

Have you ever had breakfast in bed?

 

ALE

I sat down on the bed. (myslíme tým konkrétny kus nábytku)


go to work/be at work/start work/finish work – bez člena

Chris didn´t go to work yesterday.

What time do you usually finish work?


go home/come home/arrive home/get home/be at home – bez člena

It´s late. Let´s go home.

Will you be at home tomorrow afternoon?


go to sea/be at sea – bez člena, pokiaľ myslíme cestu, plavbu

Keith works on ships. He is at sea most of the time.

 

ALE

I´d like to live near the sea.

It can be dangerous to swim in the sea.



Zopakujte si:
1. Vymenujte príklady použitia určitého člena the.
2. Kedy určitý člen nepoužívame?

Použitá literatúra:
Murphy, R.: English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2004