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Mitsuo23 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

School without articles

Hi,

I am fine with these sentences:

- I am going to school
- I will meet you after school.

But I feel the statement below is too ambiguous to make sense.
- School begins at 8:30.

I understand "school" here means not a building but the activities that take place in schools in general.

But if someone said it to me, I would wonder "which school? all of them?" At the same time, I don't think he should say, "the school begins at 8:30" because it may suggest a school as a building begins at 8:30, which don't make sense, either.

How do you judge which school the speaker is talking about? context?

Thank you,
M
  

Top answer

- School begins at 8:30. That's why you need some context for this sentence. It makes sense on a notice sent to parents of new students.

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  • - School begins at 8:30.
  • That's why you need some context for this sentence.
  • It makes sense on a notice sent to parents of new students.
  • Many sentences ( and this is not just for English, but other languages as well) don't make sense without context.
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mitsuwao23But I feel the statement below is too ambiguous to make sense.- School begins at 8:30.
That's why you need some context for this sentence. It makes sense on a notice sent to parents of new students.
Many sentences ( and this is not just for English, but other languages as well) don't make sense without context.
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Ohhh, the sentence perfectly fits in your example.Emotion: happy

Thanks,
M
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