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Parts of Speech & Usage

Go home (no "to")

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In English, we usually say go to + place (go to the park, go to the office). However, some common place words do not use to. The most important one is home.

1. “Go home” (no “to”)

Home behaves like an adverb, not a normal noun in this structure, so we do not use “to”.

  • I’m tired. I’m going home.
  • She went home early.
  • Let’s go home.
  • ❌ go to home

2. With “the” or a determiner → use “to”

If “home” becomes a noun (with the, my, his, etc.), then we use to.

  • I’m going to my home. (less common, more formal)
  • She returned to her home.

But in everyday English, we usually just say:

  • ✔️ I’m going home.

3. Similar expressions (no “to”)

Some other common place expressions also drop “to”:

  • go home
  • come home
  • get home
  • arrive home

4. Compare with normal places

  • go to the office
  • go to school
  • go to the restaurant

Only special words like home drop “to”.

Key idea

  • Go home → no “to”.
  • Most other places → use “to”.

💡 Tip

  • Think of home as a destination without a preposition.
  • If you add “to”, it usually sounds unnatural.

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