When NOT to use 'to' in English - Grammar

Today, I'm going to teach you one trick. Finally, you will understand why in English we say we are going to school, or we are going to work, but when we talk about our beautiful cozy home we say we are going home.
You have learnt when we are going someplace we say 'To'.
Example:
  • Are you going to bed?
  • Are you going to work?
  • Are you going to school?
  • Did you go to school?
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Note: We have used to before bed, work, school, and http://grammarfit.blogspot.in because they all are nouns. So when we say we are going to someplace which is a noun, we use 'TO'.
I give you today a list of words that are places, but you Can not use 'TO' before them. Remember! the list contains the words which are not noun, but they actually are Adverbs of locations.
  • Abroad
  • Underground
  • Downtown,
  • There
  • Here
  • Anywhere
  • Nowhere
  • Somewhere
  • In
  • Inside
  • Out
  • Outside
  • Upstairs,
  • Downstairs
Examples:
  • We are going abroad next month.
  • We are going upstairs.
  • We are going out tonight.
Note: Home is a noun but we do not use 'TO'. It is a big fat exception.

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