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Vincent Teo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

About "exam"

Which is correct?

1 Peter's school had an exam. / Peter had an exam.

2 During the exam, you must be quiet in the hall.

3 On the day of the exam, he peeked and copied his friend's answer.

4 One night before the exam, Peter played computer games all day.

5 When the exam started, Peter kept peeking at his friend's exam paper.

6 When he started to sit for / take /do/ attended his exam, he found out the questions were hard.
  

Top answer

Vincent Teo 1 Peter's school had an exam. / Peter had an exam. OK.

— Teechr

  • Vincent Teo 1 Peter's school had an exam.
  • / Peter had an exam.
  • OK.
  • Vincent Teo 2 During the exam, you must be quiet in the hall.
  • It's OK, but I prefer the more straightforward version, You must be quiet during the exam.
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Vincent Teo1 Peter's school had an exam. / Peter had an exam.
OK.
Vincent Teo2 During the exam, you must be quiet in the hall.
It's OK, but I prefer the more straightforward version,
You must be quiet during the exam.
Vincent Teo3 On the day of the exam, he peeked and copied his friend's an
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Thanks, do you accept :

When he started to sit for / take /do/ attended his exam...
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Vincent TeoThanks, do you accept :When he started to sit for / take /do/ attended his exam...
No, that doesn't sound natural. Try,
As soon as the exam started, etc.
or
As he was about to start his exam, etc.

However, you need to provide a full sentence to get a more useful and accurate answer.
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