Grammar fix
school bus
student transport
A large vehicle that takes children to and from school, usually following a regular route.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- Every morning, the school bus picks up children from my neighborhood.daily life
- In my country, many students rely on the school bus because their parents are busy in the mornings.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: noun (countable): a/the school bus; school buses
WrongShe goes to school by school bus.
RightShe goes to school on the school bus.
You go somewhere ON the bus — 'by school bus' sounds odd.
Patternnoun (countable): a/the school bus; school buses
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'School bus' is plain; the formal description is comical.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
school bus + verbtake the school busmiss the buscatch the busthe school bus
Don't confuse it
Different from a public bus, which anyone can use.