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Xinfu
December 05, 2013, 05:08 AM
Situation:

In the first lesson at university, a student expects the teacher to give something like this as a reply:

-Attendance 20%, mid-term essay 30%, final exam 50%.

What would be the appropriate way of phrasing the question? Would this do?:

-What is the composition of the final grade?

Rusty
December 05, 2013, 04:30 PM
What makes up the final grade?
What comprises the final grade?

What constitutes the final grade?

The final grade is made up of the following elements:
The final grade is composed of ...
The final grade is comprised of ...

Xinfu
December 06, 2013, 10:05 PM
Thank you, Rusty. But is this

--What is the composition of the final grade?

very unnatural?

Rusty
December 06, 2013, 10:13 PM
I wouldn't say it that way. Composition would be understood, but it wouldn't be my first choice. I gave you the ways I would say it, in order from most common to least common.

Xinfu
December 08, 2013, 10:17 PM
Thank you, Rusty~