Grammar fix
public service
service for everyone
A system or activity provided by the government or an official organization for all people, such as healthcare, education, or public transport.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Access to clean water is an important public service.
In my country, healthcare is a public service, which means everyone can use it, regardless of their income.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Buses are a public's service.
Say: Buses are a public service.
Fixed compound — no apostrophe.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Public service' is the standard term; the paraphrase is bureaucratic.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
public service + noun
- announcement
- broadcaster
- sector
- worker