Idx | 2454 |
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Keyword | since |
Sub Entry Number | 2 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | I have been living in London since four weeks now. |
Correct Sentence | I have been living in London for four weeks now. |
Cloze Error Sentence | I have been living in London [[since]] four weeks now. |
Cloze Sentence | I have been living in London [[for]] four weeks now. |
Cloze Answer | for |
Choices | for | since |
Explanation | since + beginning of period: 'since 3 p.m.' for + length of period: 'for two and a half hours' Compare: 'I have been living in London for almost two years, since October 1994.' |
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