EFL ESL FORUMS

Re: PREPOSITIONS

autoenglish — Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:11 am

Author: autoenglish

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:11 am

FOR also sounds okay.

Bob.

A good grade ON the test

Anonymous — Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:57 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:57 am

Use "on".

I got a good grade on the test.

I think the use of "on" here is a matter of collocation -- idiomatic, rather than rule bound. It's still grammar though, in the broad sense of the word.

PREPOSITIONS

Anonymous — Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:57 pm

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:57 pm

What preposition should I use in the following sentence?

I GOT A GOOD GRADE ON (OR IN) THE LAST TEST.