Marks /vs./ Mark => in the UK schools
Hello,
I'm asking this of British speakers.
I got high marks for the exam.
I got a high mark for the exam.
What's the difference between the two sentences above? When should we make it plural and when singular?Are they both the same thing? Is there a difference between them?
Thank you.
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"I got high mark for the exam" is incorrect. You can say: I got high marks in/for the exam. I got a high mark in/for the exam.
- "I got high mark for the exam" is incorrect.
- You can say: I got high marks in/for the exam.
- I got a high mark in/for the exam.
- There isn't usually a significant difference.
- I suppose if the exam conspicuously awards multiple grades/percentages then you would use the plural.
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"I got high mark for the exam" is incorrect.
You can say:
I got high marks in/for the exam.
I got a high mark in/for the exam.
There isn't usually a significant difference. I suppose if the exam conspicuously awards multiple grades/percentages then you would use the plural. However, the plural can also be used for a single grade.
I would probably use "
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