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in the class vs at the class

Both "in the class" and "at the class" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In the class" is used to refer to being physically inside the classroom, while "at the class" is used to indicate the location of the class itself.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 913 views

in the class

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "in the class" when referring to being physically inside the classroom where a lesson or activity is taking place.

Examples:

  • I am sitting in the class waiting for the teacher to arrive.
  • There are twenty students in the class today.
  • Please raise your hand if you have a question in the class.
  • I guess that makes you the smartest girl in the class.
  • Jack is the most intelligent boy in the class.
  • A lot of pain and anguish in the class tonight.
  • Dawson, you are the most creative person in the class.
  • Booth, there are only 15 children in the class.
  • I just... Wish that you could stay in the class.
  • The best grade in the class.
  • Diana Skouris is the smartest in the class.
  • They can't sit still in the class.
  • There's a kid in the class...
  • Roger O'Neill, and him the youngest boy in the class.
  • I have to be the smartest one in the class.
  • The best-Iooking students in the class are often great athletes.
  • And she's the best speller in the class.
  • That's because he likes every girl in the class.
  • The most beautiful girl in the class.
  • I remember having to read in the class.
  • As for Shuuya being bullied I suggested fabricating a message from someone in the class.
  • He's the smartest kid in the class.
  • Look... Our kid got the second-best grade in the class.

Alternatives:

  • inside the class
  • within the class
  • within the classroom
  • inside the classroom
  • among the students in the class

at the class

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

Use "at the class" when referring to the location of the class itself, such as the building or room where the class is held.

Examples:

  • The new building is where the class is at.
  • I will meet you at the class after lunch.
  • The class is at the end of the hallway.
  • The row "Division 95" is deleted, because the relevant activities are listed at the class level.
  • And he isn't looking at the class, he's looking at her.
  • The last thing I need is everybody talking about how the cape-wearing goth girl got her period at the class reunion.
  • The prized pupils at the front of the class.
  • The calculations shall be performed at the level of the class of financial instruments to which the liquidity test set out in Article 13 is applied.
  • Where the ISIN code is not available, transactions shall be aggregated at the level of the class of financial instruments to which the liquidity test set out in Article 13 applies.
  • You saw her at the dance class.
  • I met her at the swim class.
  • At the Monday class. I didn't understand the exercise.
  • You were top of the class at school.
  • You finished at the top of your class.
  • I graduated at the top of my class at the academy...
  • Meet us at the swim class you apparently signed Marvin up for.
  • She says the other women at the ballet class call me "F Mom" and maybe that reflects on Lucy.
  • Pulling up the pavements and chucking them at the boss class.
  • This measure I believe would help to put Europe at the world class level of best practice in drawing up legislation.
  • Meet us at the swim class you apparently signed Marvin up for.
  • I'm sitting at the front of the class, and they're actually pitching their ideas.
  • And she was the best in the class at those subjects.
  • Daniel tells me you're at the top of the class.

Alternatives:

  • at the classroom
  • at the location of the class
  • where the class is held
  • at the venue of the class
  • at the site of the class

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