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skip a grade vs skip a class

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings and contexts. 'Skip a grade' refers to advancing to the next grade level in school without completing the current one, while 'skip a class' means to not attend a particular class or session. They are not directly comparable as they refer to different educational situations.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 749 views

skip a grade

This phrase is correct and commonly used in educational contexts to refer to advancing to the next grade level without completing the current one.

This phrase is used when a student is promoted to a higher grade level without having to complete the current grade. It implies skipping a whole academic year.

Examples:

He was so advanced in math that he was able to skip a grade.
Skipping a grade can have both academic and social implications for a student.
The school allowed her to skip a grade due to her exceptional performance.
Skipping a grade requires approval from the school administration.
She skipped a grade and found herself in a class with older students.

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What, you skip a grade?
Then, a week later, she said I should probably skip second grade maybe even skip elementary school altogether.
Not till you say how an honor student who skips the seventh grade goes from straight A's to C's and D's in two semesters.
Here's a curriculum that takes Sherman's advanced preparation into account... but won't require you to have him skip one or more grades.
They think maybe you're ready to skip eighth grade and go straight in high school.
He says depression usually skips a generation.
The shortcut skips a whole level.
They say talent skips a generation.
Whoa. Apparently that doesn't skip a generation.
And Jessica, you need to skip a few more lunches.
That's funny how it skips a generation like that.
That's funny how it skips a generation like that.
I'll skip a few steps and speed things up.
But they say sometimes it skips a generation.
So he skips a couple dialysis sessions, goes uremic.
I could skip a stone to Manhattan.
You skip a mean stone, Masterson.
Skip a step, and it stays lost forever.
Don't take credit, Ralph. Talent can skip a generation.
Sometimes these things skip a generation.

Alternatives:

advance a grade
move up a grade
be promoted a grade
jump a grade

skip a class

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate not attending a particular class or session.

This phrase is used when someone decides not to attend a specific class or session, either intentionally or unintentionally.

Examples:

I had to skip a class yesterday because I was sick.
She always tries not to skip a class, but sometimes it's unavoidable.
Skipping a class can affect your understanding of the subject matter.
He decided to skip the class to study for his upcoming exam.
Skipping a class without a valid reason is not advisable.

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All I did was skip class and read novels intended for adult women.
She said she couldn't skip class.
You might as well skip class this afternoon.
Welcome to college, where it's okay to skip class.
You want me to skip class?
I know this might come as a shock, but maybe she didn't want to skip class.
If I'd known there'd been a quiz, I would have done what I did in college - Skip class.
Skip class and go get yogurt, unless the line was too long at the yogurt place. Okay, I see your point.
Okay, let's skip cooking class today.
You guys skip stakeout class at quantico?
I had to skip spin class this morning.
So skip class and hook up with a rando, and go to Sadie's rager.
Why did you skip class today?. pick up the phone.
How do they skip class every day and go to the beach?
Guess you can skip your spinning class today.
Guess you can skip your spinning class today.
Actually, we're going to have to skip the dance class today.
Remember when we'd skip AP English class and hang out in the bathroom?
Quit your dilly-dallying and get to class! Lord and lady skips-a-lot,
He says depression usually skips a generation.

Alternatives:

miss a class
skip a lesson
not attend a class
be absent from a class

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