A negative mark => (-) four negative marks => (----) in the classroom
Guys, if you make a lot of noise, I'll give you a negative mark.
My meaning by "negative mark" is not a score or grade. It's just a negative => -
Or
Alex, you have four negative marks, meaning ( - - - - )
Suppose that a teacher want to say such a sentence to his students. Is "a negative mark" natural in my context or not?
I have asked this question in WR forum before. I'm asking that here to compare the British speakers' replies with Americans'.
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/a-negative-mark-four-negative-marks-in-the-classroom.3341817/
Thank you.
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The concept of " - " being a "negative mark", or "- - - -" being "four negative marks" is unknown to me (BrE).
- The concept of " - " being a "negative mark", or "- - - -" being "four negative marks" is unknown to me (BrE).
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The concept of " - " being a "negative mark", or "- - - -" being "four negative marks" is unknown to me (BrE).
0Demerit: a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
If you receive four demerits during a term, you will be expelled from school.
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