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Grammar fix

public service

service for everyone

A system or activity provided by the government or an official organization for all people, such as healthcare, education, or public transport.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Access to clean water is an important public service.society
  • In my country, healthcare is a public service, which means everyone can use it, regardless of their income.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: public service (noun, countable or uncountable)

WrongBuses are a public's service.

RightBuses are a public service.

Fixed compound — no apostrophe.

Patternpublic service (noun, countable or uncountable)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff She is employed within the sphere of governmental provision.

Natural She works in public service.

'Public service' is the standard term; the paraphrase is bureaucratic.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • public service + noun
    announcementbroadcastersectorworker

Don't confuse it

Compare with 'private service', which is only for paying customers or members.

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