Grade, Tier, Class

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[This is in response to a student request to study the difference between Grade, Tier, and class.  Example sentences come from the dictionary.]

class, grade, tier

Definitions
______________: a level of quality, size, importance, etc:
______________: a group into which people or things are put according to their quality:
______________: one of several layers or levels:

Example Sentences
I applied for a position a ______________higher than my current job.
a business/economy ______________ticket
We sat in one of the upper ______________s of the football stands.
Whenever I travel by train, I always travel first ______________.
He's suffering from some kind of low- ______________ (= slight) infection, which he can't seem to get rid of.
first/second ______________ mail
Bill has been on the same ______________ (= his job has been of the same level of importance, or he has had the same level of pay) for several years now.
When it comes to mathematics, he's in a different ______________ to his peers.
My wedding cake had four ______________s, each supported by small pillars.
There's some really high- ______________ (= high quality) musicianship on this recording.
I don't understand why you think we need yet another ______________ of management.

Answers:

Definitions
Grade: a level of quality, size, importance, etc:
Class: a group into which people or things are put according to their quality:
Tier: one of several layers or levels:

Example Sentences
I applied for a position a grade higher than my current job.
a business/economy class ticket
We sat in one of the upper tiers of the football stands.
Whenever I travel by train, I always travel first class.
He's suffering from some kind of low-grade (= slight) infection, which he can't seem to get rid of.
first/second class mail
Bill has been on the same grade (= his job has been of the same level of importance, or he has had the same level of pay) for several years now.
When it comes to mathematics, he's in a different class to his peers.
My wedding cake had four tiers, each supported by small pillars.
There's some really high-grade (= high quality) musicianship on this recording.
I don't understand why you think we need yet another tier of management.

Grade: a level of quality, size, importance, etc:
Class: a group into which people or things are put according to their quality:
Tier: one of several layers or levels:

We sat in one of the upper tiers of the football stands.
My wedding cake had four tiers, each supported by small pillars.
I don't understand why you think we need yet another tier of management.


Whenever I travel by train, I always travel first class.
first/second class mail
a business/economy class ticket
When it comes to mathematics, he's in a different class to his peers.



I applied for a position a grade higher than my current job.
He's suffering from some kind of low-grade (= slight) infection, which he can't seem to get rid of.
There's some really high-grade (= high quality) musicianship on this recording.
Bill has been on the same grade (= his job has been of the same level of importance, or he has had the same level of pay) for several years now.