Complete the worried parent's text message to her friend by dragging the correct phrases into the blanks.

My son Tommy hates going to school because of the daily math tests. But today, I had to drive to the school just to bring him the lunchbox he forgot!

My son Tommy hates going to school because of the daily math tests.

When we refer to a place like a school, hospital, or prison for its primary purpose (e.g., attending as a student), we do not use an article.

But today, I had to drive to the school just to bring him the lunchbox he forgot!

When we refer to the specific physical building—especially when visiting for a reason other than its main purpose—we use the definite article "the".