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Sitifan Posted 17 years ago
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The fourth row third seat in the classroom
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Which color is the fourth row third seat in the classroom, green or red?
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Which color is the fourth row third seat in the classroom, green or red?
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I would have no hesitation in saying green. The rows in a classroom are the lateral divisions and are numbered from the front. Whether or not the seats are numbered from the left seems only slightly more contentious, after all it's the way we read: for safety I'd say the third seat from the left .
- I would have no hesitation in saying green.
- The rows in a classroom are the lateral divisions and are numbered from the front.
- Whether or not the seats are numbered from the left seems only slightly more contentious, after all it's the way we read: for safety I'd say the third seat from the left .
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I would have no hesitation in saying green.
The rows in a classroom are the lateral divisions and are numbered from the front. Whether or not the seats are numbered from the left seems only slightly more contentious, after all it's the way we read: for safety I'd say the third seat from the left.
The rows in a classroom are the lateral divisions and are numbered from the front. Whether or not the seats are numbered from the left seems only slightly more contentious, after all it's the way we read: for safety I'd say the third seat from the left.
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Thomas TompionThe rows in a classroom are the lateral divisions and are numbered from the front.
Are you sure?
In the sentence below, the rows don't seem to be numbered from the front.
After three or four minutes, the teacher asks that everyone pass forward last night's homework to the first sea
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sitifanAfter three or four minutes, the teacher asks that everyone pass forward last night's homework to the first seat in their respective rows. (page 104, Teachihng and the Art of Successful Classroom Management, second edition)The sentence you gave uses "row" in a loose term to mean a straight line of seats. But applied m
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Hi,
Yes, the quoted text sounds very odd to me, too.
Common usage is, for example, that you will see better and have more room to stretch your legs if you sit in the front row. But, if you sit in the back row, the teacher is less likely to ask you a question.
Clive
Yes, the quoted text sounds very odd to me, too.
Common usage is, for example, that you will see better and have more room to stretch your legs if you sit in the front row. But, if you sit in the back row, the teacher is less likely to ask you a question.
Clive
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Airplanes also have rows across. The rows in airplanes are numbered, and the "columns" are generally dealt with by assigning a letter of the alphabet to each seat in the row.
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