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Originally Posted by peter123  Hi there,
I don't know whether I should use 'exam' and 'result' in plural in the following sentences.
Please help
1. I will be taking the GCS examination(s) in the coming year.
2. I want to get a good result OR good results in my A-level GCS examinations.
simon |
#1 They are referred to as GCSEs [General Certificate[s] in Secondary Education] - "I will be taking my GCSEs in the coming year".
If you want to include the word "examination" [which would commonly be shortened to "exams"], "I shall be sitting my GCSE exams later this year". Whether you use the plural or the singular will depend on how many subjects you are taking for GCSE.
#2 You can say either "result" or "results" - and you would normally say "in my A-levels".