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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
date/eve
0 When I was a student, I always got nervous on the ___ of exams. (A) date (B) eve (C) time (D) paper 02 br
02 br
00 B is correct. Is A also acceptable? 0-
02 br
00 B is correct. Is A also acceptable? 0-
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0 01 i 00 on the date 02 i 02 br 00 is strange. 02 br 02 br 00 Perhaps 02 br 01 i 00 on the day 02 br 02 br 02 i 00 B's fine. 01 i 02 br 02 i 0-
- 0 01 i 00 on the date 02 i 02 br 00 is strange.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Perhaps 02 br 01 i 00 on the day 02 br 02 br 02 i 00 B's fine.
- 01 i 02 br 02 i 0-
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0 01 i 00 on the date 02 i 02 br
00 is strange. 02 br
02 br
00 Perhaps 02 br
01 i 00 on the day 02 br
02 br
02 i 00 B's fine. 01 i 02 br
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00 is strange. 02 br
02 br
00 Perhaps 02 br
01 i 00 on the day 02 br
02 br
02 i 00 B's fine. 01 i 02 br
02 i 0-
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1 a 05 0 00 02 a 0240href http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+%22on+the+date+of+exams%22&btnG=Google+Search
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00 134 for "on the day of exams" 02 br
00 84 for 00 "on the eve of exams" 02 br
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01 cite 10 Teo 12 cite 11 a 15 0 10 12 a 12 br10 Well, Google hits: 02 br
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00 134 for "on the day of exams" 02 br
00 84 for 00 "on the eve of exams" 02 br
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0 I think only 'on the day' is natural in the original context, not 'on the date'. 02 br
02 br
00 Several of the 'on the date of exams' googles are not genuine examples as the 'on' related to a prior word, not 'the date of exams'. For example: 00 based on the date of exams 01 b 00 = (based on)( the date of exams) 02 b 0-
02 br
00 Several of the 'on the date of exams' googles are not genuine examples as the 'on' related to a prior word, not 'the date of exams'. For example: 00 based on the date of exams 01 b 00 = (based on)( the date of exams) 02 b 0-
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