Question 50: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 14. My wife would rather have our baby at home than in ________ hospital.
Knowledge of the article
* According to article rules:
– Use the article the + hospital/prison/church/school/…..: when you want to refer to the hospital/prison/church/school that is not the true purpose of each place.
– Do not use the article before hospital/prison/church/school….: when referring to hospital/prison/church/school according to the true purpose of each place.
* Considering in the sentence, because the woman goes to the hospital to give birth, according to the real purpose of the hospital as a place to do that, “the” is not used here.
My wife would much rather give birth at home than go to the hospital.
* Structure to note:
– S + would (much) rather +Vo: someone wants something (a lot)
– S1 + would (much) rather + S2 + V (backward according to the context): someone wants someone else to do something (a lot)
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