http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3140.34611)http://www.englishforums.com/English/GetTheHigherMarks/gblkr/post.htm#509388Sun, 04 May 2008 14:04:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:509388New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/GetTheHigherMarks/gblkr/post.htm#509388http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-509388.xml<p>I&#39;d say &quot;because he needs good grades to get into medical school.&quot; ( among other things)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/GetTheHigherMarks/gbljl/post.htm#509382Sun, 04 May 2008 13:44:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:509382Pucca1http://www.englishforums.com/English/GetTheHigherMarks/gbljl/post.htm#509382http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-509382.xml&nbsp;I think it should be &quot;he always gets the highest marks&quot; in the first sentence and in the second one, &quot;he wants to do well in the exam&quot;.&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/GetTheHigherMarks/gbljh/post.htmSun, 04 May 2008 13:25:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:509378Vincent Teo2http://www.englishforums.com/English/GetTheHigherMarks/gbljh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-509378.xml<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Can I say,</p> <p>John is a hard-working boy. He studies very hard. </p> <p>(i) In the exam, he always gets the higher marks. </p> <p>(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. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>