Which sentence is correct on the grammar?
Hi there,
Could someone kindly tell me which sentence below is grammatically right?

1: Participation counts for half the grade.
2: Participation counts for a half of the grade.
3: Participation counts for the half grade.
4: Participation counts for a half grade.

Any help would be very appreciated.
Thanks,
Nanako

Question

Which sentence is correct on the grammar?
Hi there,
Could someone kindly tell me which sentence below is grammatically right?

1: Participation counts for half the grade.
2: Participation counts for a half of the grade.
3: Participation counts for the half grade.
4: Participation counts for a half grade.

Any help would be very appreciated.
Thanks,
Nanako

Answer

1) Is better 
Participation counts for half of a/the grade
is how natives would always say it 
you may hear participation counts for half a grade.
often the "of" is spoken by natives extremely fast and non natives do not hear it.
or it comes from a lazy colloquial speaker.

Answer

1. is correct, but better is "counts for half of the grade". The "of" is often left out.
4. is okay gramatically, but I don't think is quite what you mean.

Answer

Most natural is "Participation counts for half (of) the grade."

Choices 3 and 4 are incorrect.

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