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Grammar fix

school uniform

standard clothing

The set of clothes that all students are required to wear at a particular school, usually to create a sense of equality and belonging.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • All students at my school have to wear a school uniform every day.education
  • In my opinion, wearing a school uniform helps students feel like they belong to the same community and reduces distractions in class.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: school uniform (noun); wear a school uniform; in school uniform

WrongI wear an uniform to school.

RightI wear a uniform to school.

'Uniform' starts with a 'y' sound, so it takes 'a', not 'an'.

Patternschool uniform (noun); wear a school uniform; in school uniform

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff Pupils are required to don standardised attire.

Natural We have to wear a school uniform.

'School uniform' is plain; 'don standardised attire' is comical.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • school uniform + verb
    wear a uniforma school uniformuniform policyin uniform

Don't confuse it

Different from 'dress code,' which is a set of rules about what you can wear, but not a specific outfit.

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