Help the dramatic Aunt Martha finish her gossipy email about the neighborhood scandal by choosing the correct option for each blank.

Did you hear that Cousin Vinny was sent to no article prison for stealing a neighbor's riding lawnmower? He used to be such a sweet boy who just loved playing no article baseball in the yard. Now his poor mother has to drive to the prison every single Sunday just to deliver his favorite chocolate chip cookies.

Did you hear that Cousin Vinny was sent to no article prison for stealing a neighbor's riding lawnmower?

We use no article with institutions like prison, hospital, school, or bed when referring to their primary purpose. Vinny is there as a prisoner, so he went to "prison".

He used to be such a sweet boy who just loved playing no article baseball in the yard.

Sports and games (baseball, soccer, chess) never take an article.

Now his poor mother has to drive to the prison every single Sunday just to deliver his favorite chocolate chip cookies.

We use "the" here because Vinny's mother is not incarcerated; she is traveling to the specific physical building as a visitor. When referring to the building rather than the institution's primary purpose, we use the definite article.