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Mariyka Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"AT school" or "IN school"
Hello,
Could you please explain which variant is the correct one:
To teach English at school or
To teach English in school?
Thank you for your assistance in advance
Could you please explain which variant is the correct one:
To teach English at school or
To teach English in school?
Thank you for your assistance in advance
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Hi Mariyka, In this sense 'at' or 'in' don't really matter and both are used, but if you want to say where one is at the moment, you would say: He is at school. (He could be either in the building or outside the school) He is in school. (He is in the building of the school) He teaches at a school.
- Hi Mariyka, In this sense 'at' or 'in' don't really matter and both are used, but if you want to say where one is at the moment, you would say: He is at school.
- (He could be either in the building or outside the school) He is in school.
- (He is in the building of the school) He teaches at a school.
- Is not uncommon and correct to write and so is the other approach.
- I hope this helps.
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Hi Mariyka,
In this sense 'at' or 'in' don't really matter and both are used, but if you want to say where one is at the moment, you would say:
He is at school. (He could be either in the building or outside the school)
He is in school. (He is in the building of the school)
He teaches at a school. Is not uncommon and correct to write and so is the other
In this sense 'at' or 'in' don't really matter and both are used, but if you want to say where one is at the moment, you would say:
He is at school. (He could be either in the building or outside the school)
He is in school. (He is in the building of the school)
He teaches at a school. Is not uncommon and correct to write and so is the other
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In the United States, there is a marked difference between "in/at school."
TOM: May I speak with your son?
MRS. SMITH: Oh, I'm sorry. He's not home now. He's AT school. We expect him to return in about two hours.
MONA: Does your daughter work?
MR. JONES: No, she doesn't. She's IN school. (That is, she is a student. At the time of Mona and Mr. Jones's conver
TOM: May I speak with your son?
MRS. SMITH: Oh, I'm sorry. He's not home now. He's AT school. We expect him to return in about two hours.
MONA: Does your daughter work?
MR. JONES: No, she doesn't. She's IN school. (That is, she is a student. At the time of Mona and Mr. Jones's conver
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To build on what was just said, there is a difference between "in school" and "in the school."
To write "She is in school" to mean she is in the building would be ungrammatical. It means that she attends school on a regular basis, and Anon says above.
If you want to say that she is physically in the building, you need to use an article. She is in the school. She was in a
To write "She is in school" to mean she is in the building would be ungrammatical. It means that she attends school on a regular basis, and Anon says above.
If you want to say that she is physically in the building, you need to use an article. She is in the school. She was in a
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Thanks for your precise elaboration. But i have a difficulty in the meaning of sentence. i.e
"He teaches at SIEL". and
"He is teaching at SIEL".
Now plz explain me what is the main difference between these two from the meaning point of view.
Thanks in Advance
"He teaches at SIEL". and
"He is teaching at SIEL".
Now plz explain me what is the main difference between these two from the meaning point of view.
Thanks in Advance
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AnonymousThanks for your precise elaboration. But i have a difficulty in the meaning of sentence. i.e"He teaches at SIEL". and"He is teaching at SIEL".Now plz explain me what is the main difference between these two from the meaning point of view.Thanks in AdvanceThere is no difference in meaning.
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He teaches at SIEL - means it's a regular thing, e.g. a steady job.
He is teaching at SIEL - can mean several things: 1) right now he's giving a lecture there, but it's not the only place this person teaches or they're a guest teacher there; 2) they teach there but it's temporary, there's a time limit to such a deal, e.g. a month, a semester, etc. or this is sth they are doing just till they f
He is teaching at SIEL - can mean several things: 1) right now he's giving a lecture there, but it's not the only place this person teaches or they're a guest teacher there; 2) they teach there but it's temporary, there's a time limit to such a deal, e.g. a month, a semester, etc. or this is sth they are doing just till they f
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Please explain me what is the difference between two sentences below:
1. She work at a school.
2. She work in a hospital
Thanks very much!
1. She work at a school.
2. She work in a hospital
Thanks very much!
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