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Nightedge

Nov 7th, 2015 05:41 am

exam

Could I simply use examination? (not an examination/the examination/examinations)

-John said that none of them had asked the format or the scope of __.

susan53

Nov 10th, 2015 05:46 am

Re: exam

No. Examination is a countable noun so you would need an article. Here John is obviously talking about a specific exam so :

John said that none of them had asked about the format or the contents of the examination.

Nightedge

Nov 11th, 2015 04:36 am

Re: exam

Excellent answer. Thank you.

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