7. Common Nouns - Special Cases

When a common noun refers to a general, abstract idea and not particular objects, no article is necessary.

Examples:
   go to church
   travel by boat
   have dinner
   in winter
   day by day
   turn right

He goes to ............ bed early.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
In his room there's a bed, a table and a chair. He sat on ............ bed.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
She lay on ............ bed in the hospital.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
Look! There's ............ plane in that field.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
I went to New York by ............ plane.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
She worked hard to go to ............ university.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
He walked down Windsor Street and into ............ university.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
She works in ............ hospital in London.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
He was very ill and went to ............ hospital.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
The weather gets warmer in ............ spring.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the
In ............ spring of 1968 she went to Paris.
1. Ø
2. a/an
3. the