Word-for-word phrase

Give an exam

Take or write an exam as a student.

Sana is giving her board exams next month.

Take / sit / write an exam

What students do in an exam; teachers 'give' or 'set' them.

Sana is taking her board exams next month.

Remember: Translated from Indian-language phrasing and clear in India. In Standard English, teachers 'give' or 'set' an exam; students 'take', 'sit' (UK) or 'write' it.

Short lessonPhrases that don't translateSome Indian English phrases are word-for-word translations. Listeners in India get them at once; international listeners may not.

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