Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Is an article acceptable in those sentences?



Can I say : We are not in a kindergarden. Should I say : We are not in kindergarden. Does usage of 'a' refer to a bulding?


Answer



Exactly as you noted, in this case, the use of article refers to a building.



Saying "we're not in a kindergarten" you're expressing the fact that you're not in the building itself, while saying "we're not in kindergarten" generally says you don't attend kindergarten anymore.




Another example would be:




I need to go to hospital. I'm extremely sick.




versus




Go to a hospital and steal some syringes.




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