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Grammar fix

school event

organized activity

An activity or occasion planned by a school, such as a sports day, concert, or fair, where students, teachers, and sometimes parents take part.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Our school event this Friday is a talent show, and everyone is excited to watch.education
  • One memorable school event I attended was a cultural festival where students performed traditional dances and shared food from different countries.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: school event (noun phrase); attend/organize/hold a school event

WrongWe have a school event in Friday.

RightWe have a school event on Friday.

ON a day of the week, not 'in'.

Patternschool event (noun phrase); attend/organize/hold a school event

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff The institution is hosting a scholastic function.

Natural There's a school event on Friday.

'A scholastic function' is absurdly formal; 'school event' is normal.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • a school event
    a school eventattend a school eventschool eventsa school trip

Don't confuse it

Not the same as 'school activity,' which can mean any task or lesson in class.

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