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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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0Can I say, "I want to improve in English" or should I say, "I want to improve my English."?02br
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00Can I say, "He has improved in his studies" or should I say, "His studies has improved."?0-
  

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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10Can I say, "I want to improve in English" or should I say, "I want to improve my English."? 11font10"in English [class]"; otherwise, "my English" is better.12font12br
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0Can I say, "I want to improve in English" or should I say, "I want to improve my English."? 01font00"in English [class]" 02font02br
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0 Say 01i00I want to improve my English.02i00 It's more direct and natural.02br
00 Say 01i00He has improved in his studies.02i00 It is not the 01u00studies02u00 which have improved!02br
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10Can I say, "I want to improve in English" or should I say, "I want to improve my English."? 11font10"in English [class]" 12font12br
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0CJ and Philip02br
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00Thanks for your help.02br
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0Hi there,02br
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00So what does it mean by 'I have improved in my studies' if it does not mean my studies have improved? 02br
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01cite10Ruttonjee12cite10So what does it mean by 'I have improved in my studies' if it does not mean my studies have improved?12br
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00 The 01b00results02b00 you achieve in your studies are better, more substantial. Perhaps you just get better grad
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0Hi there,02br
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00Then what is the difference between 'I have improved my studies' and 'I have improved in my studies'?02br
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00Simon0-
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0 When01i00 improve02i00 is transitive the object of the sentence is what is improved, i.e., made better.02br
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00 If you improve your attitude, then you make your attitude better.02br
00 If you improve your studies, then you make your studies better, but this makes no sense.02br
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00 When 01i00improve
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