[General] Which preposition?

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Mario7

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Hi

I want to know which preposition to use with the word reservation; as having some sort of objection.

For example: Students were found to have some degree of reservation (over, on, about) studying algebra.

Which one is correct?

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I'd use 'about'.

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Thank you Rover
 

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You don't need to send your thanks in a separate post, Mario.

We are all happy to accept a simple click on the Like button as your acknowledgement of our help.


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Whilst "a degree of separation" is possible, we would normally use "reservations".

Students had some reservations about studying algebra.
 
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