minus point
When in class I guess you can say " minus point when a pupil fails a question. Buy what about if he succeeds.
Would it be " plus point?

Thanks

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minus point
When in class I guess you can say " minus point when a pupil fails a question. Buy what about if he succeeds.
Would it be " plus point?

Thanks

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In England we have an idiom for this: 'brownie points'.

'Timmy got loads of brownie points from teacher for the painting he did'.

More formally, plus point is fine. Or 'tick'.

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I do not know where minus point came from.  The way we normally say it in English is to lose points.   When you succeed, you gain points.

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Or you can say he received credit for a correct answer.

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Yes. It would be plus point.