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[organica]

When you say, "Students' too many questions in the classroom can slow down the flow the class," is it also acceptable to say, "students' too many questions can slow down the progress of the lesson"?

I thought "progress" is usually used with more abtract words, such as "the progress of learning" or "the progress of the relationship."

Thank you for your help.

[lotus]

Hi organica,

You can say:

Too many student questions in the classroom can slow down the flow of the class.

Too many student questions can slow down the progress of the lesson.

The flow of instruction is similar to the progression of a lesson or lessons.

Progress can be abstract or physical:

He made little progress in his learning.

The train progressed through the tunnel.


--lotus

[organica]

Thank you for the help!