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Baby Cried Night Long Phrase Begins Preposition Rained

Idx 0915
Keyword during
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The baby cried during all night long.
Correct Sentence The baby cried all night long.
Cloze Error Sentence The baby cried [[during]] all night long.
Cloze Sentence The baby cried [[ ]] all night long.
Cloze Answer _
Choices _ | during
Explanation

When a phrase saying 'how long' begins with all , there is no preposition: 'It rained all night.' 'He's been in bed all day.'

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