Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

evaluation on this year´s work

English answer:

more commonly "of" but "on" OK in some cases

Added to glossary by Yvonne Gallagher
Dec 8, 2014 23:26
9 yrs ago
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English term

evaluation on this year´s work

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I´d like to know which of these prepositions is correct :"an evaluation of/on this year´s work"
Change log

Dec 9, 2014 00:56: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Dec 11, 2014 22:07: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Charles Davis, Jennifer Levey, Yvonne Gallagher

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Discussion

Patsy Florit (asker) Dec 8, 2014:
Teachers must do an evaluation of this year´s work.

Responses

+3
8 mins
Selected

probably "of" (for "on" see below)

unless there is something like
the effect of the evaluation ON this year's work.

You need to give more context...at least a full sentence

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Note added at 25 mins (2014-12-08 23:52:42 GMT)
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OK "of" is best

Teachers must do an evaluation of this year's work.

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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2014-12-11 22:03:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped.
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis
1 hr
Thanks. It would be nice to get some real context...
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
Thanks:-)
agree B D Finch : It could even have been "basing an evaluation on this year's work". You did answer first.
11 hrs
yes, thanks. Doesn't seem to matter who answers first any more:-(
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot for your help! "
+10
10 mins

of

Although an alternative might be: evaluation based (up)on this year's work.

Although both are grammatically corect, the semantics are different, so you should decide based on CONTEXT that you have not given in the question.

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Note added at 11 mins (2014-12-08 23:38:47 GMT)
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Ups! "corect" --> "corRect", of course.
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis
1 hr
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
agree acetran
3 hrs
agree Tony M
5 hrs
agree Vahid Norouzi
5 hrs
agree Lara Barnett
7 hrs
agree Jack Doughty
7 hrs
agree Edith Kelly
9 hrs
agree Phong Le
9 hrs
agree JaneTranslates
1 day 3 hrs
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1 hr

evaluation based on this year's work

This is a perfectly acceptable answer IF the context suggests that a person is being evaluated based on the work s/he has done in that particular year (such a performance evaluation is a standard process for many US employees; the result can decide whether you get to keep your job/get a reclassification and/or raise/get promoted)

If you google "evaluated on your" (with the quotes) you'll find many other examples
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