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Ann225 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Points for or in

Hi,

Can I ever say that:

“I got five points for my last assignment.”

or is it always ‘in’ or ‘on’?

Thank you.

  

Top answer

” or is it always ‘in’ or ‘on’? Thank you. "for" is certainly understandable, but I don't think I've heard anything but "on" in that context.

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Ann225

Hi,

Can I ever say that:

“I got five points for my last assignment.”

or is it always ‘in’ or ‘on’?

Thank you.

"for" is certainly understandable, but I don't think I've heard anything but "on" in that context.

CJ

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