articles - 'late for school' or 'late for the school'? - English ...
"The school" would refer to the actual building or institution, which will be there for quite some time. That means it will be quite difficult to be late for it - it won't go anywhere. "School" on the other hand implies the action of following education at such an institution, and that concept does allow for a schedule:
Which is correct; "Be not late for school", or "Don't be late for …
Jan 16, 2019 · Don't be late for school. This is a standard negation of the imperative: Put on your shoes Don't put on your shoes. Run to catch the bus Don't run to catch the bus. It is the same for the "be" verb: Be the best student Don't be the best student. That being said, archaic English does include your negation. It would not be correct to use it in ...
Please get up quickly, "so"/"or" you'll be late for school
Jun 16, 2020 · On the contrary, the conjunction "so" is used in different senses, one of which is that it is used to mean "with the result that or therefore or with the purpose that". Please get up quickly, so you will be late for school. Are you asking the child to get up quickly with the purpose or with the result that he is late for school?
How to use "get late"? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Or "late for school" is your state. You can become late for school if you experience a delay. There is a roadblock because of an accident, and you can say "Now I am late for school" because "I got delayed". That is not the same as arriving late: I will get to school late. –
"Be late (by/for)..." - "Be...late" - English Language Learners Stack ...
Nov 26, 2020 · A) This is incorrect. This would mean you are going to be late until 10 minutes has passed and then you will stop being late. This doesn't really make sense. B) This is fine. It is gramatically correct but it sounds a bit unnatural. It sounds better in colloquial speech if you are a bit unsure and add 'about'. "I will be late by about 10 minutes".
relative clauses - "We missed the bus, which made us late for …
Jan 26, 2015 · I’ll back Steve Jessop here. The sentence is completely correct so far as grammar goes. It just has room for multiple interpretations, but only to an inexperienced speaker. I am a non-native speaker, but I would only think about the bus making you late for school if I were taking the sentence apart in order to tease the author a bit.
How do you use the term "running late"? - English Language …
There is the risk of being late. if I say to someone," I'm running late." on the phone. that means that something is taking longer than expected and there is again the risk of being late. For example, if you have to be somewhere at 10 o'clock, you need 20 minutes to get there and now it is already 9:45, then you are running late.
conjunctions - Difference between 'or' and 'unless' - English …
May 5, 2016 · You must leave now or you will be late for school. means If you do not leave now, you will be late for school. Changing the order of the clauses gives You will be late for school if you do not leave now. If ... not can often be replaced by unless, so you get. You will be late for school unless you leave now.
Which of these three expressions works to ask somebody how late …
Number 1 sounds the most natural. The other two communicate the meaning, but don't sound natural. Here's a context I think of for this expression:
What's the difference between "Be late", "Arrive late", and "Come …
Feb 8, 2021 · I'm not sure if saying "I was late", "I arrived late", and "I came late" are all correct and interchangeable. It would also help a lot if you could clarify if they sound idiomatic or formal. Examples: I was late for work. I arrived late for work. I came late for work.