Is the following sentence correctly written?
There are three Pauls and two Jennifers in my daughter's class/classroom.
By the way, should I use "class" or "classroom" above?
Thank you.
There are three Pauls and two Jennifers in my daughter's class/classroom. No. Italics are not called for.
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teal limeIs the following sentence correctly written?There are three Pauls and two Jennifers in my daughter's class/classroom.
No. Italics are not called for. "There are three Pauls and two Jennifers in my daughter's class."
teal limeBy the way, should I use "class" or "classroom" above?
Use "class" unless there is
Yes, that's correct. (There is normally no need to italicise the names, but I imagine that you have done this just highlight the words for the purposes of your question. May I recommend that you use bold for this purpose instead.)
If you are referring to people literally within the room at the present time, say "classroom". If you are referring to people within the class group, wh