¿Esto suena natural? 「彼らが、試験で良い点数を取ったときは、私は、とても興奮し嬉しかった。」
⇒" Their getting high scores in the exam made me very excited and happy. "
⇒" Their getting high scores in the exam made me very excited and happy. "
- Inglés (US)
Poco natural
"do well in" is fine (and "do well on"), but you get "scores", "grades", or "marks" "on a test" (but "in a class").
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- Inglés (US)
Poco natural
"on the exam".
"Their getting" sounds very, very formal (like in very formal writing). I'd say "When they got ..., it made me ..."
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- Inglés (US)
Poco natural
In conversation, you'll very often hear "Them getting ..." (almost never "Their getting ..."), but some people consider this bad grammar in writing.
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@kinoseijin Thank you so much.
When I look into the Longman dictionary of contemporary English, I found
" He did well in his examinations, and went on to study at MIT."
Therefore I chose "in the exam" instead of "on the exam".
Could you tell me " on " is better than " in ".
Your cooperation will be highly appreciated.
- Inglés (US)
Poco natural
"do well in" is fine (and "do well on"), but you get "scores", "grades", or "marks" "on a test" (but "in a class").
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