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[sleeper]

Hi, there!

Today I'd like to ask you about the difference between 'at school' and 'in the schoolyard'.

Look at the following sentences.
#1. He played baseball at school yesterday.
#2. He played baseball in the schoolyard yesterday.

What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
Especially, I am interested in the meaning of #1.

I'm looking forward to your kind explanation.

Thanks.

[KazAV]

in sentence 1, he was at school when he played. In sentence 2, it tells you the actual place at the school where he played.