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.
In my country, many students rely on the school bus because their parents are busy in the mornings.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: She goes to school by school bus.
Say: She goes to school on the school bus.
You go somewhere ON the bus — 'by school bus' sounds odd.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'School bus' is plain; the formal description is comical.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
school bus + verb
- take the school bus
- miss the bus
- catch the bus
- the school bus