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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Sentence meaning inquiry

Are these sentences normal? Also, do they mean the same?

I have a biology midterm on Friday.
I have a midterm on biology in Friday.
  

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Anonymous I have a biology midterm on Friday. I have a midterm in biology on Friday. As shown, both have the same meaning.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I have a biology midterm on Friday.
  • I have a midterm in biology on Friday.
  • As shown, both have the same meaning.
  • CJ
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AnonymousI have a biology midterm on Friday. I have a midterm in biology on Friday.
As shown, both have the same meaning.

CJ
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CalifJimousI have a biology midterm on Friday. I have a midterm in biology on Friday.As shown, both have the same meaning.
Thanks, CJ.

Is it wrong to use 'on' in stead of 'in' before biology in the second sentence? (Because I heard people use it)

Also, would this sentence be correct and does it mean the same as the previous ones (I deleted t
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AnonymousIs it wrong to use 'on' instead of 'in' before biology in the second sentence?
Yes.
AnonymousI heard people use it
I can't do anything about that! If it is really commonplace where you live, then it won't hurt to adapt to the natives' style.
AnonymousI hav
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CalifJimI can't do anything about that! If it is really commonplace where you live, then it won't hurt to adapt to the natives' style.
Of course, I only want say what natives say. But I heard natives say it in Cali
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AnonymousSo it is always 'in' when talking about a subject or course, eg. chemistry, english, math etc.. right?
I don't know about "always", but for 'test', 'exam', 'midterm', 'final', and words like that, the following words are "in chemistry", "in English", etc., i.e., course names.

a final exam in physics
a midterm in French
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