family0514
Member
- Joined
- May 7, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
What's the difference between "at the school" and "in the school"?
[General] " at the school" v.s. "in the school"
- Thread starter family0514
- Start date
- Status
ucef
Member
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2009
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Arabic
- Home Country
- Morocco
- Current Location
- Morocco
Peace be with you, "at the school" means near the school, and "in the school" means inside the school.
~Mav~
Member
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2010
- Member Type
- Other
- Native Language
- Hungarian
- Home Country
- Europe
- Current Location
- Europe
*** NOT A TEACHER ***
1.) Use "at school" when you are thinking of the school as a place or when you give the name of a school:
a) John will be in school for one more year.
b) John is away at school right now, but he'll be home in May.
c) John is majoring in physics at Birmingham City College.
2.)
Do NOT use the when you are thinking of the idea of places like school, prison, church, etc. and what they are used for. :idea:
a) A child goes to school. (as a student)
b) Mrs. Jones went to the school (as a visitor, not as a pupil) to meet her son's teacher.
1.) Use "at school" when you are thinking of the school as a place or when you give the name of a school:
a) John will be in school for one more year.
b) John is away at school right now, but he'll be home in May.
c) John is majoring in physics at Birmingham City College.
2.)
Do NOT use the when you are thinking of the idea of places like school, prison, church, etc. and what they are used for. :idea:
a) A child goes to school. (as a student)
b) Mrs. Jones went to the school (as a visitor, not as a pupil) to meet her son's teacher.
Last edited:
- Status