Summary. Having considered all that has been said, I believe it is advisable for an English learner to follow the “American” convention, i.e. to use “in school” for “being a student” and “at school” for physical presence at school.
Which is correct in the school or at the school?
“He’s at school. His classes finish at 3:30.” In school means the person is studying in general (usually at college or university) but not necessarily inside the school building at that moment. “My husband doesn’t have a job because he’s in school.
Are you in college or at?
The correct preposition is at! For example, you would say: “I’m studying at Harvard University.” Other correct examples using this preposition include: I’m studying for a PhD at the university.
Are you in or are you at?
“At” is used when you are at the top, bottom or end of something; at a specific address; at a general location; and at a point. “In” is used in a space, small vehicle, water, neighborhood, city and country.
Are you still in or at school?
Not really, ‘in school’ is perhaps more common American English while ‘at school’ is more British but both are equally ‘correct’. Similarly an American would probably say ‘in college’ while a Brit would say ‘at university’.
Is it correct to say at the school?
Which is correct: to be ‘at school’ or ‘at the school’? Both prepositional phrases are correct.
Will not be in school or at school?
Summary. Having considered all that has been said, I believe it is advisable for an English learner to follow the “American” convention, i.e. to use “in school” for “being a student” and “at school” for physical presence at school.
Are you in or at your office?
‘In the office’ and ‘at the office’ are both correct and can be used but each of them must be used in certain contexts. ‘In the office’ is used to refer to the physical presence in a workplace and ‘at the office’ is used to refer to the idea of someone’s workplace.
Are you living in or at?
“I live in x” is correct for when x is a general area, like a city or country. Ex. “I live in Canada.” “I live at x” is correct when x is a specific address.
Are you in or at a country?
“At” is generally used for smaller, specific locations, like at home, at work, at Starbucks, at Comicon. “In” is used for larger areas, like countries, towns, cities…
Are you in or at the airport?
At the airport” is correct usage. The reason being “at” is more used for a temporary place. For example, “He works in the cafeteria at the airport.” “The airplane landed and parked in the airport.” That’s where the airplane is always parked.
Are you in or at hospital?
In hospital means that you are a patient in the hospital. At hospital means that you are visiting someone who is a patient in the hospital.
Are you in or at a city?
Either one can be used, but we tend to use “in,” because a city doesn’t have a definitive border, but it does surround people.
Are you still at or in?
Which is correct, “are you still in the office” or “are you still at the office”? Both are grammatically correct. Both are correct.
Are you in or at home?
“at home” it more general and usual. E.g. “I’m at home.”; “I left my bag at home.”. “in the home” means more of like inside the house.
Are you in work or at work?
“In work” means I have a job. I might not be there currently, but I have employment. “At work” means I am currently doing my job, or at least on the premises of my job. So if we say: he is bored at work.
Is it at your class or in your class?
“In class” is the grammatically correct choice when using a preposition. “At class” works, but it is only considered correct when “the” comes between the preposition and the noun to show specificity.
Is it in or at the school assembly?
2/ If you are talking about a particular assembly of the school and want to single out this event as one among others, you use the indefinite article; you use “a” (“an”) in this case because the specific identity is not known (see this page). The students are at/in a school assembly.
Is it first day in school or at school?
“First day of school” is the common, preferred usage, though “first day at school” is also grammatically correct.
Which one is correct I’m in school or I’m at school?
To be ‘at school’ means that you are currently, physically, present in a school. To be ‘in school’ means that you, as a person, are a student who is attending a school, whether you are actually present at the school or not, or whether the school is even open that day or not.
What is the difference between in and at?
The main difference between in and at is their specificity. The preposition in is mostly used with less specific times and locations whereas at is used with specific times and places. In addition, there are also other specific uses for these two prepositions, which cannot be interchanged.