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Xinfu
March 08, 2014, 08:32 AM
There are IB, GCE, and O-level.

1. They are public exams, so can I say this?:

-There are students who took three public exams respecitively.

I am not sure, mainly because three exams sounds like three subjects, rather than three systems.

2. Do I need THE for IB, GCE, O-level etc.?

Rusty
March 08, 2014, 02:55 PM
... public exams, respectively.

If your audience understands that you're talking about IB, GCE and GCE O-level exams, there is nothing wrong with the sentence (except as corrected above).
If you want to be more clear, state the names of the exams and omit the adverb 'respectively', unless you are trying to convey order.

You do not need to use a definite article.

Xinfu
March 11, 2014, 11:39 PM
If your audience understands that you're talking about IB, GCE and GCE O-level exams, there is nothing wrong with the sentence (except as corrected above).
If you want to be more clear, state the names of the exams and omit the adverb 'respectively', unless you are trying to convey order.

You do not need to use a definite article.

Thank you, but for

--There are students who took three public exams(,) respectively.

is it ambiguous?

1. A took IB, B took GCE, C took O-level.
2. A, B, and C took IB, GEC, and O-level. (=each having taken part in 3 systems.)

Rusty
March 12, 2014, 05:11 AM
Yes, the sentence is ambiguous.

More clear:
There are students who took all three public exams, each having taken part in three systems.

Xinfu
March 25, 2014, 07:16 AM
THank you~