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Used with adjectives:
"
I went to elementary school in Seattle."
(elementary, grade, high, junior high, middle, prep, graduate, trade)
"
She sent her kids to boarding school."
(boarding, religious, Catholic, private, all-boys, all-girls)
"
James had to attend summer school after failing math."
(summer)
"
She went to law school in New York."
(law, medical, med, art, military)
Used with verbs:
"
I went to school in Florida."
(went to, attended)
"
I started school at five years old."
(started, entered, began, went to)
"
She stayed in school until she was eighteen."
(stayed in, went to, attended)
"
Mark dropped out of school when he was seventeen."
(dropped out, quit, left)
"
He teaches elementary school in Atlanta."
(teaches)
Used with nouns:
"
Our class went to the school gym."
(gym, library, theater, field, playground)
"
He was sent to the school principal."
(principal, office, nurse)
"
School meals are rarely healthy."
(meals, lunches)
"
The school rules are very strict."
(rules)
"
He rides the school bus every morning."
(bus)
"
My kids wear school uniforms."
(uniforms)
Used with prepositions:
"
Let's meet after school."
(after, during, before)
"
He wasn't very good at school."
(at, in)
"
She is the smartest child in the school."
(in)
"
It is time to get ready for school."
(for)
