Help the true-crime podcaster finish her script about a notorious bank robber by dragging the correct phrases into the text.
After the ridiculous diamond heist, the famous burglar was immediately sent to prison for ten years. A decade later, our documentary crew drove out to the prison to film an exclusive interview with him.
After the ridiculous diamond heist, the famous burglar was immediately sent to prison for ten years.
We use the zero article (no article) when someone goes to a place like prison, school, or church for its intended institutional purpose (in this case, as an inmate).
A decade later, our documentary crew drove out to the prison to film an exclusive interview with him.
We use "the" before the place when referring to the specific building, usually when the people involved are just visiting or working there, not serving the institution's primary purpose.