schoolwork

«schoolwork» in Mova's school dictionary: the work that pupils do for school, in lessons or at home — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (schoolwork — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Schoolwork is the work that pupils do for school, in lessons or at home. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday school life: reading, writing, maths exercises, projects and homework are all schoolwork. Well-being: balance schoolwork with play and rest; ask for help if schoolwork feels too hard. Phrases: do your schoolwork, help with schoolwork, keep up with schoolwork.

examples

• I finished my schoolwork before dinner. tree →
• Grandad helps me with my schoolwork. tree →
• She is proud of her neat schoolwork. tree →
• When I was ill, my teacher sent schoolwork home. tree →
• Too much screen time can distract you from schoolwork. tree →
• Keep your schoolwork in a folder. tree →

note

Uncountable and one word: «my schoolwork», not «a schoolwork» or «schoolworks». Homework is schoolwork done at home; classwork is schoolwork done in class.

In the corpora

• Hiding that you do not understand schoolwork makes the gaps bigger and harder to fix later.
• Asking for help with schoolwork is a strong thing to do, not a soft one.
• A suspension is not a holiday; the pupil still has to do schoolwork and falls behind.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «schoolwork» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.