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Which prepositon is used with the verb excel?



 
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Which prepositon is used with the verb excel? #1 (permalink) Wed Nov 19, 2008 19:00 pm   Which prepositon is used with the verb excel?
 

hello,
which prepositon is used with the verb excel?

1. He excelled (at/in) sprots.
2. She excelled (at/in) history.
3. I excelled (at/in) figure skating.
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excel... #2 (permalink) Wed Nov 19, 2008 19:27 pm   excel...
 

Hi Sua

Both "in" and "at" are possible, but "in" is probably used a little more often.
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excel... #3 (permalink) Wed Nov 19, 2008 19:45 pm   excel...
 

thank you for your reply
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