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Foreign students usually take time to answer a professor question because they have to think about the sentence structure before give the answer. That time thinking can be a disadvantage in classroom. When a professor says that will give a extra point for the first one that answer his or her question, for instance, that time lost thinking can be decisive.

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Englishmaven · Accepted Answer

Foreign students usually take time to answer a professor ("Professor" should be in the possessive form using an apostrophe.) question because they have to think about the sentence structure before give (Use the gerund after the word "before.") the answer. That time thinking can be a disadvantage in (Use an article before a singular noun.) classroom. When a professor says that ("Will give" needs a subject.) will give a (Use "an" before a vowel sound.) extra point for the first one that answer (Subject-verb agreement error) his or her question,(This is the end of the sentence. It should end with a period.) for instance, (Start this sentence with a capital letter.) that time lost thinking can be decisive.

Apprentice123 · Answer

EnglishmavenForeign students usually take time to answer a professor ("Professor" should be in the possessive form using an apostrophe.) question because they have to think about the sentence structure before give (Use the gerund after the word "before.") the answer. That time thinking can be a disadvantage in (Use an article before a singular noun.) classroom. When a professor says that ("Will give" needs a subject.) will give a (Use "an" before a vowel sound.) extra point for the first one that answer (Subject-verb agreement error) his or her question,(This is the end of the sentence. It should end with a period.) for instance, (Start this sentence with a capital letter.) that time lost thinking can be decisive.

Foreign students usually take time to answer a "professor" question because they have to think about the sentence structure before giving the answer. That time thinking can be a disadvantage in the classroom. When a professor says that he or she will give an extra point for the first one that answer his or her question. For instance, that time lost thinking can be decisive.

Thank you. Why apostrophe for professor?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Foreign students usually take time to answer a professor's^[1] question because they have to think about the sentence structure before giving the answer. That time thinking can be a disadvantage in the classroom. When a professor says that they ~~he or she~~^[2] will give an extra point to the first one who answers their ~~his or her~~ question, for instance, the time lost in thinking can be decisive.

Notes:
1. A question posed by a professor is a "professor's question." The question belongs to the professor.
2. The pronoun "they" is commonly used for a singular neutral male/female pronoun because of the awkwardness of saying "he or she," "his or her."

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