I wish he scores good mark

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Is this sentence formation mean the same thing as I wish him for a good marks?(I know I wish he got good marks means entirely different)
 

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Is this sentence formation mean the same thing as I wish him for a good marks?(I know I wish he got good marks means entirely different)

"Wish" is wrong in that context. You should use "hope". "I hope he gets good marks".
 

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"Wish" is wrong in that context. You should use "hope". "I hope he gets good marks".

I thought that but the person who used that said in the sense that he wishes him for good mark.
 

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I thought that but the person who used that said in the sense that he wishes him for good mark.

Well show him bhai's answer to put him straight.
 

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I thought that but the person who used that said in the sense that he wishes him for good mark.
You can say, "I wish him a good mark". None of your other variants work; and this is the only way I can think of to use 'wish' in this context.
"We wish you a Merry Christmas" (Song)
"I wish you luck". (Common phrase)
 
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