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- at on in the exam | WordReference Forums
" The students acted differently in the exam: some came up for an extra answer book, others handed in their papers ahead of time and there were those who waited till the end of the exam and left an incomplete sentence to create an impression of frustrated brilliance "
- word request - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
An effective adjunct professor is someone who is: A clear communicator Able to teach with ample real-world experience Able to show confidence teaching and presenting to a class Technologically savvy: can utilize email, different online learning systems and other ways to communicate with students Passionate about specific academic fields and education in general I am an adjunct nursing
- student’s students book books [apostrophe]
These are the students’ book These are the students’ books The apostrophe is positioned directly after the person or thing it relates to In this case the student or students, NOT the book or books
- Most of something is plural or singular? - English Language Learners . . .
If the object after " most " is singular then the verb is singular too, else if the object after " most " is plural then the verb is plural: Most of his ideas are silly (ideas - plural, are - plural) Most of his money is spent on PC games (money - singular (uncountable), is - singular) Your second and third sentences are correct The first one is incorrect
- A group of people + is are ? | WordReference Forums
A group of people + verb in plural Use this structure, when you mean numerous, many people e g A group of people students were not present at the meeting The group of people + verb in singular Use this structure, when you mean quantity e g The group of people students was in the library
- word usage - Is it correct to say “Students will *flock to you* if you . . .
What I want to say is “If you are a good teacher, a lot of students will register for your class and study under you” As far as I’ve researched, “flock to somebody” means “come and visit somebody in large numbers”
- The majority of people lt;is are gt; [singular plural]
For example, "The staff was relieved when the students obeyed the new rule" and "The staff have gone home" are both correct; in the first case they act collectively and in the second case they act as individuals (this goes for a whole bunch of other words like "team" "jury" etc , and includes "minority" and "majority ")
- Is it correct to say I am a student at the Faculty of X in the . . .
@Max I am not sure what causes confusion I am asking about the proper way to say, for example, that: "I am a student at the Faculty of Arts in the university of Oxford" My question is whether or not my usages of "at" and "in" are correct
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