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Member Posts: 94
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Dear teachers,
Are the following sentences correct? 1. He got good marks FOR his good manners. 2. He got 75% marks IN THE maths exam. 3. He got 75% marks IN maths exam. 4. He got 75% marks IN maths. 5. He got 75% marks FOR maths. 6. He got A POOR mark IN maths. 7. He got top marks IN the exam. 8. He did better IN the exam. 9. He did better AT the exam. Thank you. Aneeth Prabhakar |
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Here are the corrected sentences.
1. He got good marks FOR his good manners. 2. He got 75% ON THE maths exam. 3. He got 75% IN maths 4. " " " " " 5. " " " " " 6. He got A POOR mark IN maths. 7. He got A top mark ON the exam. 8. He did better ON (possibly IN) the exam. 9. " " " " " " " I'm noting, though, that "maths" is British English, and not used in American English. English. Rachel This message has been edited. Last edited by: Rachel, Moderator, |
