Small grammar choices can confuse students. Here are clear rules for words used in school essays.
Our School Has or Have?
School is singular, so use has.
- Correct: Our school has a big playground.
- Wrong: Our school have a big playground.
If you mean the people in it, use have: The students in our school have many books.
In School or At School?
- Use at school when you talk about the place: I am at school now.
- Use in school when you talk about being a student: She did well in school.
- Use in my school when you point to what is inside it: There is a garden in my school.
In Which School Do You Study?
You can ask, Which school do you study in? or In which school do you study? Both are right. The second is more formal.
My School or Our School?
| Use | When |
|---|---|
| my school | you talk about your own school |
| our school | you speak as a group |
Quick Practice
- Our school ___ a library. (has)
- The teachers ___ kind. (are)
- I am ___ school now. (at)
- I did well ___ school. (in)