This is possible, Monica, but School is over at 4:00 sounds more likely to me. Classes are over at 4:00/Classes end at 4:00 are other good ways to express the idea.1. "Students finish their classes at 4.00".
'School closes at four' sounds very odd to me.Do native AmE speakers say:
1. "Students finish their classes at 4.00".
2. "The classes finish at 4.00".
3. "Students finish the classes at 4.00"
but in British English only "school closes at four" works?
I have received different answers.
Are the other two sentences wrong?This is possible, Monica, but School is over at 4:00 sounds more likely to me. Classes are over at 4:00/Classes end at 4:00 are other good ways to express the idea.
The second sentence seems reasonable. Their classes is more likely than the classes in this context.
Instead of all the six sentences, can I use "after school has finished"?Yes. In a stand-alone sentence, after classes and after their classes sound natural. You really need a previous reference to the classes for after the classes to sound normal.
School finishes at 4:00 is possible. I prefer School is over at 4:00. Students leave/go home after school is over. Classes end at 4:00. Classes are over at 4:00. After school has finished is reasonable and understandable, but it doesn't sound particularly likely or idiomatic to me.Instead of all the six sentences, can I use "after school has finished"?
1. "Students finish their classes at 4.00".
2. "The classes finish at 4.00".
3. "Students finish the classes at 4.00".
After school has finished, students go home. Once again, this is understandable, but not particularly idiomatic. I am basing my opinion on what I have heard other people say in similar sentences.And
1. "After their classes students go home."
2. "After classes students go home."
3. "After the classes students go home".
Or "after school has finished" has a different meaning?
And "after the classes..." and "the classes finish..." are used when there is a previous reference. Right?School finishes at 4:00 is possible. I prefer School is over at 4:00. Students leave/go home after school is over. Classes end at 4:00. Classes are over at 4:00. After school has finished is reasonable and understandable, but it doesn't sound particularly likely or idiomatic to me.
After school has finished, students go home. Once again, this is understandable, but not particularly idiomatic. I am basing my opinion on what I have heard other people say in similar sentences.
Right.And "after the classes..." and "the classes finish..." are used when there is a previous reference. Right?