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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Tutor for/of

Hi!

I would like to know which is the right preposition in the following case:

"I was his tutor for the Biology course."
OR
"I was his tutor of the Biology course."

Thank you!
  

Top answer

You can simply say "his biology tutor". " Some also use "for", but I think it's not as common as "in".

— Marquez

  • You can simply say "his biology tutor".
  • " Some also use "for", but I think it's not as common as "in".
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You can simply say "his biology tutor". You can also say, "I tutored him *in* biology." Generally, the preposition "in" is used, so you can phrase such a sentence as "I was his tutor in biology." Some also use "for", but I think it's not as common as "in".
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In most contexts, 'tutor' means a private teacher. Is that what you mean?

Clive
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CliveIn most contexts, 'tutor' means a private teacher. Is that what you mean?Clive
No. I meant a teacher from school.
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Anonymous No. I meant a teacher from school.
In that case, use 'teacher' instead of 'tutor'.
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