turn in homework definition

Students turn in homework to their teachers.

When you “turn something in,” you are giving something of importance to an authority figure.

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Today’s expression is a phrasal verb, “turn in.” There are a lot of different ways to use this one, but let’s focus on just one for today. Here’s how you heard it in today’s lesson. If you get a package of mysterious seeds in the mail, you shouldn’t plant them. You shouldn’t even throw them out. You should turn them in to your country’s agriculture department for testing and so they can dispose of them. When you turn something in, in this sense, you are giving something of importance to an authority figure. An authority figure could be the police, it could be your teacher if you’re kid in school, it could be a government agency.

Why should you turn the seeds in to a state agency? It’s a precautionary measure. If you plant them in your garden, you could be introducing an invasive species. If you throw them out, they could still find their way into the local environment��unlikely, but possible. It’s better to turn them in so your local agriculture agency can test them and dispose of them safely.

Turn in is a popular phrase in America’s classrooms. Turn in your homework, teachers say. I assume they still say that! When I was in school, we students sat in rows and rows of seats and the teachers would tell us, turn in your homework. Or, turn in your tests. We would all pass the papers up to the teacher in the front of the room. We gave those over to an authority figure.

When you visit an office building, they might give you a temporary badge that helps you unlock the doors inside. When your business in that building is done, you have to turn it in at the security desk when you leave.

If you find a piece of evidence that might help solve a crime, you can turn that in to police. You either take it to the police department or call them to come get it. You turn the evidence in; you give it to an authority figure.

It’s possible to turn a person in to police; that person might even be you. If you’re accused of a crime, you might voluntarily turn yourself in to police. You might go to the police station yourself, rather than wait for the police to find you. You might remember that sad story of the Panama students. At the time, police had identified just one suspect. But another person turned himself in. This second kid—they were all just kids—turned himself in because he was afraid of yet a third person who was involved in the killings.

Here in the US, if you want to get on the ballot in an election, you need to first gather enough signatures of citizens who support your candidacy. Otherwise, anyone could be on a ballot and it would be chaos. If you want to run for office, you need to collect signatures and turn them in to the local election authority. If you want to be the mayor of Chicago, you need to turn in 12,500 signatures of citizens who support your candidacy. If you want to run for governor of our state, a much bigger area, you need to turn in—are you ready?—five thousand signatures. Right—less than half required for the lower post of mayor of a single city in our state. In the town I grew up in, in Connecticut, if you want to be on the ballot, you need to turn in one hundred signatures of your fellow citizens who support your candidacy.

In golf, even at the highest levels, every individual golfer keeps his or her own scorecard. At the end of the round, any player in a golf tournament must sign the scorecard and turn it in. The have to give the scorecard to the tournament officials—the authority figure in this case—to certify that they have not cheated and that they did in fact earn the score they say.

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Hand in homework vs Turn in homework

Last updated: April 06, 2024 • 941 views

Hand in homework

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Don't forget to hand in your homework by the deadline.
Students are required to hand in their homework at the beginning of the class.
She always makes sure to hand in her homework on time.
You couldn't hand in your homework either, Hayase.
Because when huge efforts have been required of the applicant countries for years, it would be a fateful sign if the EU were simply not to hand in its homework .
You realize what would happen if I hand in my homework in your handwriting?
By the end of each week, the students take a quiz, hand in their homework , which are assessed by their peers under the supervision of the instructors, get a grade, move to the next week.
Gave him his homework to hand in .
Wash our hands and do our homework .
On the other hand , correcting homework often takes up too much valuable class time that could be better invested in actually practicing real conversation skills.
I hated holding hands in dance class, hated having to lend him my homework .
He collaborated and participated as VJ in Homework Festival, MUV, DoRave, Nextech, Dancity, LPM.
I saw how she was longing to gain control over her simple daily routines, small details that we take for granted, from counting money at the market to helping her kids in homework .
I realized that so much time was being wasted going to school, in homework and assignments, and in reality my worldly status and this degree in schooling did not matter compared to the importance of spiritual practice.
To allow use of the problems in homework and tests, these are to be restricted to teachers only and should not be copied onto openly available computers.
Capital and labour are hand-in-hand in this.
For Kaba, motivation and expectations consequently go hand in hand in cultivating relationships with partners.
Convenience and safety go hand-in-hand in the STAC 1 series.
Research and curiosity go hand in hand in solving the toughest problems.
By using different cognitive, emotive and behavioral methods and activities, the client, together with help from the therapist and in homework exercises, can gain a more rational, self-helping and constructive rational way of thinking, emoting and behaving.
We are looking forward to get to know you:) Sigal More Job DescriptionTaking care of the kids, drop and pick up to and from school, drive to afternoon activities, play and help in homework .
Mrs Slocombe dragged the hand in .
Of a hand in the conspiracy.

Alternatives:

submit homework
give in homework
deliver homework
submit assignments
turn in assignments

Turn in homework

Please remember to turn in your homework before leaving.
Students must turn in their homework at the beginning of the class.
He always forgets to turn in his homework on time.
I noticed you didn't turn in your homework .
You didn't turn in your homework .
Forget to turn in your homework ?
Anyone failing to turn in any homework assignment... will be penalized one point off their final grade.
You're a smart person, but you don't turn in your homework .
And, Mr. Cantrell, why did you not turn in your homework assignment?
YOU DIDN'T TURN IN YOUR HOMEWORK EITHER.
Only you could turn blackjack into math homework .
(TV turns off) After homework .
I'm inventing a ray that turns birthday presents into homework .
Turn in your shears and ladders.
There's a very interesting turn in this movie.
To see who wants Faith to have a turn in charge.
Turn in your weapon, Admiral.
hand in assignments

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