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- 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
- 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
- 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
- in, on, at or during the next lesson? | WordReference Forums
Hello! And what about AT the next lesson? The teacher asked the students to prepare a report on economy of the region AT or ON the next lesson? Or maybe without preposition? Are there any other mistakes in the example? Thanx!
- What is the difference in meaning between A majority of and The . . .
A majority of the students are expected to vote in the class election This sentence uses the indefinite article before the "majority of the students" This has the effect of introducing this group of students to the reader or the listener It may give a hint that the exact number of the students that will vote is uncertain: it could be 51%, but then it could be 88% I would also half-expect
- undergraduate student bachelors student - WordReference Forums
Hi I'd like to know if this sentence indicates that this student will get his bachelor's degree after finishing this course Tomorrow will be my last day of class as an undergraduate college student :) Can I substitute undergraduate's student with bachelor's student Kind regards
- None of the kids were hungry Or None of the kids was hungry
Both sentences are grammatical When you use the phrase "none of" in front of a plural noun or pronoun, you can use either a singular or plural form of a verb However, the plural form is common both in formal and in informal English The singular form is formal and isn't much used Besides, if there's an uncountable noun or a singular pronoun in front of the "none of", you use a singular form
- 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?
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