A student is a person who studies at a school, college or university.

The idea

Use a student for one and students for several. A subject may come before student: a music student. Say a student at the university for a place of study.

Examples

  • I am a student.
  • She is a student at the university.
  • The students ask questions.
  • There are twelve students in the class.
  • He is a music student.
  • The student reads a new word.

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Watch out

Student names the person; study can be a verb for the activity.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the plural after twelve. There are twelve ___ in the class. (student / students)

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    students

    Students is plural after twelve.

  2. Choose the noun for one person who studies. I study at a university; I am a ___. (student / study)

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    student

    A student names one person who studies.

  3. Choose the preposition before the university. She is a student ___ the university. (at / under)

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    at

    At introduces the university as a place of study.

Use it today

Describe a student and name a subject the person studies.