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Ask for help > "AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASS" OR "IN FRONT OF THE CLASS"
"AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASS" OR "IN FRONT OF THE CLASS"
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Noelica
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"AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASS" OR "IN FRONT OF THE CLASS"
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Hi!
I need your help...
Which sentence is correct?:
1. A group of students sing a song AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASS.
2. A group of students sing a song IN FRONT OF THE CLASS.
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6 May 2009
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Denisa
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"In front of the class" of course.... |
6 May 2009
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Zora
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Both are correct... BUT the context is different for each sentence.
At the front of the class means that the kids are sitting near the front, or in the front rows...
In front of means they are standing in front of the class, facing their classmates, and singing to them.
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6 May 2009
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ahocan
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in front of the class.....
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7 May 2009
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wolfy
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zora: idem (both are correct) but with slightly different meaning.
Just a thought: shouldn �t it be "a group of students sings" = a group (singular) |
7 May 2009
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temainzer
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wolfy
collective nouns such as group, staff, family can take the verb either in the singular or plural. Both are correct.
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7 May 2009
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rach81
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A collective noun may either take singular or plural verb but it still it depends on how the collective noun is used in the sentence. If a collective noun functions as a group or as one then you should use a singular verb.The sentence given by Noelica the noun "group" sings as one so it shoul take a singular verb.
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7 May 2009
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