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Sb70012 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

She's in the fifth grade. / She studies at a fifth grade level.

A. AmE: She's in the fifth grade.

B. BrE: She studies at a fifth grade level.


Hi,

I have some questions:

1. Is sentence A also acceptable in the UK or it's just American?

2. Is sentence B also acceptable in the US or it's just British?

3. Can we use indefinite article (a) instead of the definite article (the) in sentence A?

4. Can we also say "studies in the fifth grade" in sentence A?

5. Why are the articles different in sentences A and B? I mean why "in the fifth grade" in sentence A but "at a fifth grade level" in sentence B?

6. Can we also use preposition "in" instead of "at" in sentence B?


Thank you.

  

Top answer

sb70012 B. BrE: She studies at a fifth grade level. I doubt that is common BrE.

— Mister Micawber

  • sb70012 B.
  • BrE: She studies at a fifth grade level.
  • I doubt that is common BrE.
  • It is too stilted even for a Brit.
  • sb70012 2.
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sb70012B. BrE: She studies at a fifth grade level.

I doubt that is common BrE. It is too stilted even for a Brit.

sb700122. Is sentence B also acceptable in the US

No.

sb700123. Can we use indefinite article (a) instead of the definite article (the) in sentence A?

No.

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sb700122. Is sentence B also acceptable in the US or it's just British?

It is not British English which does not use the American school grade system. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_stage#United_Kingdom

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