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Vincent Teo

#509378 Sun, 04 May 08 02:25 PM

Can I say,

John is a hard-working boy. He studies very hard.

(i) In the exam, he always gets the higher marks.

(ii) His ambition is to be a doctor when he grows up (one day). He studies hard because he wants to get well in the exam.

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Pucca

#509382 Sun, 04 May 08 02:44 PM

I think it should be "he always gets the highest marks" in the first sentence and in the second one, "he wants to do well in the exam".

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New2grammar

#509388 Sun, 04 May 08 03:04 PM

I'd say "because he needs good grades to get into medical school." ( among other things)

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