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	hanuman_2000  #328060  Mon, 12 Feb 07 04:24 AM Hello, We say  " He looked left." Here no article before the word "left" But "He came from the left." Here  "the" has been used  before the noun "left". Could anybody explain it , why so?    hanuman_2000 Joined on Thu, Aug 12 2004 INDIA Contributing Member (1,611)
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	Clive  #328087  Mon, 12 Feb 07 05:56 AM Hi, We say  " He looked left." Here no article before the word "left" It's because the word is an adverb in this sentence. But "He came from the left." Here  "the" has been used  before the noun "left". Here, the word is a noun, and thus needs an article. Best wishes, Clive    Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member (21,162) El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo
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	CalifJim  #328141  Mon, 12 Feb 07 09:09 AM In that context, left means to his left (side) or to the left, and right means to his right (side) or to the right. It is similar to He went home. Here, home means to his home. CJ    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member (16,964) "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	hanuman_2000  #328667  Tue, 13 Feb 07 12:38 PM Hello, Thanks Sir(CJ). 1. He went to his home. Here "home" as noun. But when we say "He went home." Here "home" is an adverb?    hanuman_2000
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	CalifJim  #328842  Tue, 13 Feb 07 07:52 PM Yes.  A preposition followed by its noun object (to his home) often serves the same function as an adverb (home). CJ    CalifJim
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	hanuman_2000  #329060  Wed, 14 Feb 07 05:33 AM Hello, I was reading a book, that book says 1. I went home. It says never use  " I went to home." Is that correct?    hanuman_2000

	CalifJim  #329072  Wed, 14 Feb 07 06:09 AM That is correct. Use  I went home.  Not  I went to home. You can use I went to my home, but that is not at all what people normally say because that's what I went home already means. CJ    CalifJim