school bag

Meaning

A school bag is a bag (often a backpack with shoulder straps) that students use to carry books, pens, notebooks, and lunch to school. It helps students keep all their daily school supplies organized and easy to carry.

Examples

• My school bag is very heavy today because I have five textbooks.

  My school bag is very heavy today because I have five textbooks.

• Don't forget to pack your lunch box in your school bag before you leave.

  Don't forget to pack your lunch box in your school bag before you leave.

• She bought a colorful new school bag for the first day of high school.

  She bought a colorful new school bag for the first day of high school.

• I dropped my school bag on the floor as soon as I got home.

  I dropped my school bag on the floor as soon as I got home.

• There is a small pocket on the side of my school bag for a water bottle.

  There is a small pocket on the side of my school bag for a water bottle.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I put my notebooks inside my school portfolio.

  ✓ I put my notebooks inside my school bag.

  In some languages, a student's bag is called a portfolio or briefcase. In modern English, 'school bag' or 'backpack' is the standard term for students.

• ✗ I lost my bag of school yesterday.

  ✓ I lost my school bag yesterday.

  In English, we use 'school' as a noun adjunct directly before 'bag', rather than using 'of school'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Unzip your ___ and take out your English textbook.

  💡 The container you use to carry school supplies

  Show answer

  school bag

• His parents bought him a blue ___ for his seventh birthday.

  💡 A bag used for going to school

  Show answer

  school bag