<p>Actually, "在我们村里有一所中学" is the equivalent Chinese expression of "There is a middle school in our village."</p>

<p>And the equivalent English expression of "我们村里有一所中学" should be "Our village have a middle school."</p>

<p>"在我们村里有一所中学" often used in written language, if you mean spoken language, "我们村里有一所中学" is more often used than "在我们村里有一所中学".</p>

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2015-04-11T00:27:56.777Z
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Albert
<p>我们村里有一所中学 = 在我们村里有一所中学</p>

<p>Both of them are correct. Adding "在" makes it a bit more formal. </p>

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2015-04-11T00:17:26.553Z
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FortCpp
<p>My question is as the title. The English equivalent is: There is a middle school in our village.</p>

<p>I know the correct one is "我们村里有一所中学". But I think adding 在 at the beginning is also okay. So I am surprised when someone told me "在" shouldn't be there. Can anyone explain why? </p>

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Is 在我们村里有一所中学 incorrect?
# Is 在我们村里有一所中学 incorrect?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-11)

My question is as the title. The English equivalent is: There is a middle school in our village.

I know the correct one is "我们村里有一所中学". But I think adding 在 at the beginning is also okay. So I am surprised when someone told me "在" shouldn't be there. Can anyone explain why?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-11. Score: 5

Actually, "在我们村里有一所中学" is the equivalent Chinese expression of "There is a middle school in our village."

And the equivalent English expression of "我们村里有一所中学" should be "Our village have a middle school."

"在我们村里有一所中学" often used in written language, if you mean spoken language, "我们村里有一所中学" is more often used than "在我们村里有一所中学".


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-11. Score: 2

我们村里有一所中学 = 在我们村里有一所中学

Both of them are correct. Adding "在" makes it a bit more formal.


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