I did excellent on my exam. vs I did excellent in my exam.

[Li Chyan]

Hello!
Could someone, please, check the following sentences:
'I did excellent on my exam'
'I did excellent in my exam'
Which one is correct?(or maybe they are both grammatically wrong)
Thanks in advance!

[Alan]

Please activate Javascript in your browser to listen to this audio recording

182 Listened

Download mp3	Click to listen

Hi,

The preposition you want here is 'in' -'in my exam'. I would rewrite this as: I did excellently (very well) in my exam.

Alan
_________________
English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Present Simple

[Jamie (K)]

Alan, we would say "on my exam", as would native speakers in some other parts of the world. "In my exam" sounds to me as if it means "in the process of being shut up in a room and taking an exam", rather than about the exam proper, but I suppose British usage is different.