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Sft M Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

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Jack stood first in his class.

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Jack was first in his class

Which one is correct?
  

Top answer

You can say: Jack was the first one in his class.

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  • You can say: Jack was the first one in his class.
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You can say: Jack was the first one in his class.
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I would be glad to know whether my sentence is grammatically right or wrong.
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nonodiv You can say: Jack was the first one in his class.
You can't in BrE.
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sft M Jack stood first in his class.OrJack was first in his class Which one is correct?
If you are talking about primary or secondary schools in the United Kingdom, we don't normally rank students/pupils in order of academic success any more. In the days we did, we'd say Jack was/came top of the/his class.
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Suppose Jack was the second by of this class. Now can I say--

Jack was the second of his class?
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Jack stood first in his class. This is correct grammar, but it sounds extremely formal and old-fashioned.

Clive
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What will be the latest form of this sentence?
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eg Jack was (at the) top of his class.
eg Jack got top marks in the exam.
eg Jack was the best student in his class.


[ When I was in primary school many years ago, they didn't just rank us. They actually made us sit in order, ie from smar
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In the US, you may hear "He graduated first in his class" or "He was second in his class at Harvard Law School" or similar phrases.
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