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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolwork/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolwork/#x1)
- Grandad helps me with my schoolwork. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolwork/#x2)
- She is proud of her neat schoolwork. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolwork/#x3)
- When I was ill, my teacher sent schoolwork home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolwork/#x4)
- Too much screen time can distract you from schoolwork. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolwork/#x5)
- Keep your schoolwork in a folder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolwork/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/104-growing-up-honesty-and-manners/17/)
- [Asking for help with schoolwork is a strong thing to do, not a soft one.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/372-jake-always-in-bruises/28/)
- [A suspension is not a holiday; the pupil still has to do schoolwork and falls behind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/375-what-fights-cost-at-school/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «schoolwork» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolwork/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.