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- singular vs plural - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I don't know which of the two is grammatically correct or both are correct or the difference if they are both grammatically correct Please teach me a correct English No student was present vs
- He is a student of at from Oxford. | WordReference Forums
There are so many places in Oxford for people to study, and their students are so keen to pass themselves off as going to the famous university, that I'd be suspicious He is a student from Oxford could well mean he was at some educational establishment in the city other than the university
- Difference between “most of the people” and “most people”
Most of the young students at this school learn English If you're talking about young people in general, then you need the null article Most young people are impatient With an singular noun, you need to use “most of the …”, e g “he ate most of the cake” Grammatically, the situation looks different
- have take a class, to give or be given? - WordReference Forums
What can be their subject, teachers or only students? (1) The teacher is going to have a class (2) The teacher is going to take a class Do the above sentences mean " The teacher is going to give a class " ? Or the same as "The students are going to have a class take a class " ie " be given" Or it depends on the concrete situation? Thanks!
- Are there other names for students according to their year - except of . . .
The standard usage for 4-year schools in the United States (either high school or undergraduate university) is 1st year: freshman 2nd year: sophomore 3rd year: junior 4th year: senior As far as I know, these are not in general usage in other English-speaking countries And there are a few universities in the United States that do not use these terms, usually for historic or traditional reasons
- all the students vs all students | WordReference Forums
I wouldn't take "all students" as literally as "every student in the world" though in some contexts that would indeed be the meaning "All students love studying with him" could mean every student he's encountered or is likekly to encounter It makes the statement broader than "the students" -- which students does "the" refer to?
- verbs - two thirds or two third (of members) - English Language . . .
3 Two thirds of the members are needed to pass the resolutions for the impeachment of the president The verb are needed is according to the plural noun members But why did we use two thirds here? Can't we use two third because we generally say, "Two third of the students are absent"?
- 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
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