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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

in school vs at school

What is the difference between
He is at school
and
He is in school?
  

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Anonymous He is in school? He is a student. Anonymous He is at school He is currently at a place that is a school.

  • Anonymous He is in school?
  • He is a student.
  • Anonymous He is at school He is currently at a place that is a school.
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AnonymousHe is in school?
He is a student.
AnonymousHe is at school
He is currently at a place that is a school.
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If no article is used, he is a student in both sentences. In school is more American while at school is British. If no studying is involved, an article is normally used: My parents met the head teacher at the school yesterday evening.

CB

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