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Sebayanpendam Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

class and the class

0I am often confused either to use class, the class, and classroom. i used to think class and classroom were similar in meaning until i looked up in a dictionary.02br
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00If a person's toe caught under a chair leg accidently and it hurts can he says My toe's locked under the chair?0-
  

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0Use "classroom" when referring to the physical room. "02br 02br 00Use "class" when referring to a subject or graduating class. 0-

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0Use "classroom" when referring to the physical room. "The classroom contains 20 desks." "Classrooms generally have windows."02br
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01cite10sebayanpendam12cite10can he say11font11del10s12del12font10 My toe's locked under the chair?12blockquote
10 No. Say 01i00caught02i00, not 01i00locked02i00.02br
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0If a person's toe caught under a chair leg 02br
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00Which form would you use in this context, the passive (is caught)or active(caught)?I would use the passive but am not sure. In fact, I'm not even sure whether it's passive or adjective.0-
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0 It should be 01i01b00is02b00 caught02i00. I neglected to correct that in my previous post.02br
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0What about this. Who is smoking in class and Who is smoking in the class? is there any difference?0-
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