Prison vs the prison?

[q_sharon]

Set A: Ken went to prison.
Ken went to the prison.

Set B: I should go to market today.
I should go to the market today.

Set C: She must stay home as she is a little bit sick.
She must stay at home as she is a little bit sick.

Can you tell me the difference between the two sentences in Sets A, B, C?

:thanks:

[Jason]

A. The
B. The
C. At

funny i didnt notice that at first read... hahaha
i have to look back to get it....
i thought something was wrong with this post having posted sentences twice... but at the end it was all part of it.... good post! 1 thanks for you!

[q_sharon]

A. The
B. The
C. At

funny i didnt notice that at first read... hahaha
i have to look back to get it....
i thought something was wrong with this post having posted sentences twice... but at the end it was all part of it.... good post! 1 thanks for you!

thanks for taking note of this post.

However, the grammatical implication would be like this:

Ken went to prison.
This sentence means Ken was imprisoned for committing a crime.

Ken went to the prison.
This sentence means he went to the prison house, or visited somebody who was in prison.

[q_sharon]

Set A: Ken went to prison.
Ken went to the prison.

Set B: I should go to market today.
I should go to the market today.

Set C: She must stay home as she is a little bit sick.
She must stay at home as she is a little bit sick.

Can you tell me the difference between the two sentences in Sets A, B, C?

:thanks:

i should go to market today.
This sentence means I should buy/sell today.

I should go to the market today.
This sentence means I should go to market place.

She must stay home ... ( British English)
She must stay at home... (American English)

[ctivnan]

Set A: Ken went to prison.
Ken went to the prison.

Set B: I should go to market today.
I should go to the market today.

Set C: She must stay home as she is a little bit sick.
She must stay at home as she is a little bit sick.

Can you tell me the difference between the two sentences in Sets A, B, C?

:thanks:

Great post! :heart3: :cute3: :FLOWER:

[rsveneracionph]

It's a good post!
Thanks a lot

[peapie]

ive learn something new again... thanks!

[trailblazerstravelntours]

very useful!!! :DANCER: