Some nouns have to have “the” before it but seems like not all of them need it, so any explanations would be helpful!
edit: wow, didn’t expect so much traction on this. Thank you for your explanations! Interestingly, I’m actually a native English speaker but don’t really know grammar terminology all that well. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
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I thought it’s “I’m at school” and also, there’s only really one school you can be going to at a time, which is defined in the word itself. If you say “I’m at a school” it has a different meaning. Someone who’s touring schools and teaching things could say they’re at a school.
Similar to “I’m in Scouts”, or “I’m in baseball”, school is a sort of club situation where you can be in it (by being a member of it) even when not actually attending, unlike Nightclubs which have no membership to be ‘in’ when not at the venue, hence I’m in the nightclub, rather than in nightclub.
Similar to “I’m in Scouts”, or “I’m in baseball”, school is a sort of club situation where you can be in it (by being a member of it) even when not actually attending, unlike Nightclubs which have no membership to be ‘in’ when not at the venue, hence I’m in the nightclub, rather than in nightclub.
Similar to “I’m in Scouts”, or “I’m in baseball”, school is a sort of club situation where you can be in it (by being a member of it) even when not actually attending, unlike Nightclubs which have no membership to be ‘in’ when not at the venue, hence I’m in the nightclub, rather than in nightclub.
“in school” is a process, not a place. i may be in school, but not in a school.
“in a nightclub” is a place, a noun.
“in school” is a process, not a place. i may be in school, but not in a school.
“in a nightclub” is a place, a noun.
“in school” is a process, not a place. i may be in school, but not in a school.
“in a nightclub” is a place, a noun.
You only go to one school at a time for a definite period of time. you can go to many different clubs at any point in time.
You only go to one school at a time for a definite period of time. you can go to many different clubs at any point in time.
You only go to one school at a time for a definite period of time. you can go to many different clubs at any point in time.
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