group project

Meaning

A group project is an assignment or task given to a team of students rather than an individual. It requires collaboration, division of labor, and collective responsibility for the final grade. This term is widely used in school, college, and university contexts.

Examples

• We have to finish our group project by Friday, but two members haven't done anything yet.

  We have to finish our group project by Friday, but two members haven't done anything yet.

• I usually dislike group projects because it's hard to coordinate everyone's schedule.

  I usually dislike group projects because it's hard to coordinate everyone's schedule.

• Our professor assigned a massive group project that accounts for forty percent of our final grade.

  Our professor assigned a massive group project that accounts for forty percent of our final grade.

• Who wants to be in my team for the history group project?

  Who wants to be in my team for the history group project?

• She took the lead on the group project and made sure we all met our deadlines.

  She took the lead on the group project and made sure we all met our deadlines.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We are doing a team project for our biology class.

  ✓ We are doing a group project for our biology class.

  While 'team project' is commonly used in professional corporate settings, 'group project' is the standard, natural collocation used in academic environments.

• ✗ I have a project of group tomorrow.

  ✓ I have a group project tomorrow.

  In English, 'group' acts as a noun adjunct modifying 'project', meaning it must be placed directly before the noun instead of using a prepositional phrase.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The teacher divided us into teams of four for the upcoming ___.

  💡 An assignment done collaboratively with other classmates.

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  group project

• I hate when one person does all the work in a ___.

  💡 A shared school assignment.

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  group project