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Can I say "I was ignorant about the homework"?Is it correct?
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Can I say "I was ignorant about the homework"?Is it correct?
You could, Samfat, but it's just not a natural use.

I'm not even sure of the meaning you intend.

Is it,

I didn't know we had homework to do.

OR

I don't know anything about the material in the homework.
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