How to Use "Grade" with Example Sentences

grade (n): level or quality; level of importance; mark given for schoolwork; level in school

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Used with adjectives:

"This is high grade material."
(high, top, low, poor)

"This pay grade will receive a bonus."
(pay)

"I'm waiting for my final grades."
(final, midterm)

"She always gets good grades."
(good, excellent, high)

"His parents were angry about his bad grades."
(bad, low, poor, failing)

"I need to get a passing grade in this class to graduate."
(passing)

"He will be in first grade next year."
(first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth)

Used with verbs:

"She always gets high grades."
(gets, earns, has)

"I received a good grade on my final report."
(received, achieved, got)

"He's trying to improve his grades."
(improve, raise)

"This teacher rarely gives high grades."
(gives)

"He is entering third grade."
(be + entering, be + starting, be + completing, be + finishing)

"She teaches fifth grade."
(teaches)

"He skipped fourth grade."
(skipped)

Used with nouns:

"He has poor reading skills for his grade level."
(level)

"She works at a grade school."
(school)

Used with prepositions:

"He is in the eighth grade."
(in)

grade (v): to arrange in groups; to give a score on schoolwork

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Used with adverbs:

"The materials have been carefully graded for lower level learners."
(carefully)

"He always grades fairly."
(fairly, objectively)

Used with prepositions:

"The books are graded according to difficulty."
(according to)

"The gems are graded by weight."
(by)

Used with nouns:

"He spent last night grading homework."
(homework, tests, exams)