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sebayanpendam  +  953263 Mon, 26 Oct 09 06:50 AM
Hi,

What preposition should go with 'level'? at, in, or for?

for example,

Passing English is compulsory for/in/at MCE (Malaysian certificate of Education) level.

Thank you.
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dimsumexpress  +  953268 Mon, 26 Oct 09 07:01 AM
sebayanpendam
“Hi,

What preposition should go with 'level'? at, in, or for?

for example,

Passing English is compulsory for/in/at MCE (Malaysian certificate of Education) level.

Thank you.

  Hi,

In the context posted, "at" is the correct prep. out of the 3.

Passing English at [the] MCE (Malaysian certificate of Education) level is compulsory ...

 

Depending ion context, on and for are also possilbe.

 

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sebayanpendam  +  954061 Tue, 27 Oct 09 01:10 AM
hello again,

thanks for reply. i did refer to a dictionary what is the preposition that should precede 'level' and it prescribes 'at' or 'on' in the examples given. but i was strongly advised to put 'for'. when you said depending on the context, so what do you mean exactly? or could you please elaborate a little?

Thanks.
dimsumexpress  +  954156 Tue, 27 Oct 09 03:22 AM

I see MCE as a standard which all students are measured by. If one's English is at the MCE level, he has satisfied the requirement. Right? So "at" that level, it becomes the passing point. Below that, one will be considered failing. If you ask me, what is the most common prep. to go with "level", I won't hesitate to say "at". The original sentence wasn't very natural with the way it was constructed. That's why I revised it. I guess one may guess that meaning but to be grammatically sound, I personally won't use "for" with that sentence. I guess that's the best I can explain it. Again, it has a lot to do with the contexts.

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