where do you go to school at?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hey, guys!
Is the question “where do you go to school AT?” correct? Would it also be “where do you go to school?” With no “at”? And would the answer be?

  1. I go to + name of the school.
  2. I go to school at + name of the school.
  3. I go to at + name of the school.
  4. To + name of the school.
  5. At + name of the school.

I believe options 1 (for the question “where do yo go to school”), 2 (for the question “where do you go to school at”), and 5 (for the question “where do you go to school at”) are the most appropriate ones.

Thanks very much,
Fernanda.

2

The phrase ‘Where do you go to school at?’ is incorrect.
It should be ‘Where do you go to school?’

I go to XYZ school. - if the answer requires the precise school.
I go to school in placename - if the answer doesn’t require the precise school.

3

Beeesneees,
thank you.

One more doubt.
For the question “where do you go to school”, what would the answers be?

  1. I go to + name of the school.
  2. To + name of the school.
  3. Name of the school.

I think 1 and 3 are correct. A friend of mine was intrigued by option 2. That “to”… is it correct to use it? And what’s the grammatical explanation?

Thanks again,
Fernanda.

4

The first and third options are better and more common. The first is the one appropriate to writing and conversation. The third is appropriate only to conversation. The reason that number two is odd is that the preposition is highly unnecessary. Repeating “to” is not ungrammatical, though. This is not a full sentence to begin with.

5

Mordant,
thank you!

6

They are all possible answers though as the question is “Where do you go to school?” it already includes the ‘to’, making this word redundant in the 2nd answer.
In response to a direct question, I think most people would give answer 3.

7

Beeesneees,
thank you!