Students in this College are...

[Banglardon]

Which of the following sentences is correct? Should I use in or of?


1- Students in this college are involved in many wrongdoings in the country.

2- The students of this college are involved in many wrongdoings in the country.

 

[emsr2d2]

Open with "Students at". "in" is correct before "the country". Why did you add the definite article to sentence #2?

 

[Banglardon]

Open with "Students at". "in" is correct before "the country". Why did you add the definite article to sentence #2?

Thank you. I used the preposition 'of' there, so I used 'the'.

Can I also say the following?

- People in India work as labourers in many western countries.

 

[jutfrank]

I think we need to break this question down into parts.

Regarding the use of preposition, I think of is appropriate because it shows that the students represent the college. You could also use from with a similar sense of representation. I don't think at is a good choice.

But there's also the question of the use (or not) of a definite article, and the naturalness of involved in wrongdoings.

Banglardon, please tell us more about what you mean. Are you talking about all of the students or just some? Do you know the identity of the students or not?

 

[Banglardon]

I think we need to break this question down into parts.

Regarding the use of preposition, I think of is appropriate because it shows that the students represent the college. You could also use from with a similar sense of representation. I don't think at is a good choice.

But there's also the question of the use (or not) of a definite article, and the naturalness of involved in wrongdoings.

Banglardon, please tell us more about what you mean. Are you talking about all of the students or just some? Do you know the identity of the students or not?

I am talking about some students.

 

[emsr2d2]

I am talking about some students.

Then you need to say that. I originally said use "at". I'd accept "from" too in the context.

Some students from this college are involved in crime.

I wouldn't use "wrongdoings"; it's not clear what you mean. You don't need "in the country" at all and it's not clear what country you're talking about. If you're in the country you're talking about, you could add "in this country". It seems more likely, though, that students from that college would be involved in crime in the local area, rather than across the whole country. However, if the students in question have finished studying there, moved to other parts of the country and a surprising number of them are now involved in crime, you could end with "in this country" but you'd need to start with something like "Students who attended this college" or "Graduates of this college".

 

[Tarheel]

This does not involve real people, right?

(Congrats on reaching 100 posts.)

 

[Banglardon]

Here are some more examples:

A- Some students at this school are playing at the ground.

B- Many people in the Us work in New York.

C- Many people in India work in factories.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Here are some more examples:

A- Some students at this school are playing at the ground.

That doesn't make sense. You might mean they're at the playground.

B- Many people in the US work in New York.

It would be more natural to say they live in New York.

C- Many people in India work in factories.

That's good.

Yes, you've used the right prepositions in all of them.