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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Sentence help

Are these sentences correct? Would you please edit the ones that are incorrect to make them correct!

1. I am behind in my studying for the exam.
2. I am behind with my studying for the exam.
3. I am behind on studying for the exam.
4. I am behind with/in my studies for the exam
  

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I would say, "I am behind my studying for the exam." Or "I am behind my schedule for studying the exam."
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onizoI would say, "I am behind my studying for the exam." Or "I am behind my schedule for studying the exam."
Thanks for your opinion. But you sentences don't sound correct to my ear.
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onizoI would say, "I am behind my studying for the exam." Or "I am behind my schedule for studying the exam."
These two are not correct. Please respond to questions only if you are sure that you are not giving incorrect information.

I'd say I am behind in my exam revision.
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fivejedjon onizoI would say, "I am behind my studying for the exam." Or "I am behind my schedule for studying the exam."These two are not correct. Please respond to questions only if you are sure that you are not giving incorrect information.I'd say I am behind in my exam revision.
Thank you teacher. I would also really like to know which of the ones I wrote a
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#1, 2 and 4 seem possible; #3 does not.

I didn't know that BrE uses 'revision', but I would use about the same structure:

I am behind in studying for my exam.
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Mister Micawber#1, 2 and 4 seem possible; #3 does not.I didn't know that BrE uses 'revision', but I would use about the same structure:I am behind in studying for my exam.
Thank you teacher for your help. So your example is similar to my #3 but you use 'in'' instead of 'on'. So was the use of 'on' the mistake in #3?
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AnonymousSo was the use of 'on' the mistake in #3?
Yes.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousSo was the use of 'on' the mistake in #3?Yes.
Thank you so much!
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