noun/verb · neutral
grade
/ɡreɪd/GRADE
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A score or level indicating how well someone performed; also a verb meaning to mark students' work.
Examples
“I got a good grade in chemistry.”
“Teachers grade essays over the weekend.”
“Her overall grade improved after the coursework marks were added.”
Band 8 sentence
“My final grade reflected steady improvement throughout the year, not just a single exam result.”
Collocations
- get a good grade
- grade point average (GPA)
- grade an essay
Word family
grade noun/verbgrades noun (plural)grading noun/verb
Common mistakes
I got 8 grade in maths.→I got a grade of 8 in maths.
The teacher grades the exam yesterday.→The teacher graded the exam yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5mark→6score→7+grade
Synonyms
mark
Easily confused
mark
“She received a high mark on her essay.”
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