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Living London I Weeks Period Beginning P.M Length

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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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