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 #2 (permalink) Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:09 am Article with exam: 'at, in and on' |
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I have been seeing the following articles with the word exam:
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Hi Tom,
You've made a typo. They are not articles but prepositions :wink: |
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:12 am Article with exam: 'at, in and on' |
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Many thanks, Pamela. In fact, I just wanted to check how good a proof-reader you were! :D
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:58 am Article with exam: 'at, in and on' |
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'At' sounds a little unusual to me. Ms Google supports my feeling, but others may differ.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:31 am Article with exam: 'at, in and on' |
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Hi Tom,
Your sentence:
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| He did very well in, on , at his examination. |
If I had a choice, I would plump for 'in'. 'On' suggests to me something more specific - on the day of the exam, his examination on Tuesday, his examination on geography. 'At' makes me think of the place he took the examination.
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:42 pm Article with exam: 'at, in and on' |
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Hi Tom
My North American ear finds 'on' to be the most typical by far. The word 'in' suggests 'in the exam room' to me and 'at' sounds odd (but would also suggest location to me).
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