Collocations for grade - noun
1. level/quality
ADJ.
high, top
a piece of high grade building land He still wants to play top grade football.
a piece of high grade building land He still wants to play top grade football.
low, poor
low grade steel
low grade steel
2. mark given for a piece of work/an exam
ADJ.
final
The oral exam constitutes 10% of the final grade.
The oral exam constitutes 10% of the final grade.
excellent, good, high | low, poor
VERB + GRADE
achieve, attain, get, receive
She got very good grades in her exams.
She got very good grades in her exams.
award (sb)
3. level of importance/level of pay at work
ADJ.
high, senior
He has asked to be put onto a higher grade. | large pay rises for senior grades
He has asked to be put onto a higher grade. | large pay rises for senior grades
junior, low | management | manual
PREP.
at a/the … ~
She was offered a job at a lower grade.
She was offered a job at a lower grade.
on a/the … ~
the people on management grades
the people on management grades