Question

1178 3 Unemployment has become a serious problem for the last few years. Unemployment has become a serious problem [[for]] the last few years. over Use for to say 'how long': 'He was with the company for forty years.' 'He hasn't eaten anything for the last two days.'Use over/during/in to say 'when', especially when this is a long period of time: 'She's been a great help to me in recent months.' 'During the next ten years he worked his way up from office boy to general manager.'

Accepted Answer

for ✗ Unemployment has become a serious problem over the last few years. Unemployment has become a serious problem [[over]] the last few years. for | over

Idx	1178
Keyword	for
Sub Entry Number	3
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	Unemployment has become a serious problem for the last few years.
Correct Sentence	Unemployment has become a serious problem over the last few years.
Cloze Error Sentence	Unemployment has become a serious problem [[for]] the last few years.
Cloze Sentence	Unemployment has become a serious problem [[over]] the last few years.
Cloze Answer	over
Choices	for \| over
Explanation	Use for to say 'how long': 'He was with the company for forty years.' 'He hasn't eaten anything for the last two days.' Use over/during/in to say 'when', especially when this is a long period of time: 'She's been a great help to me in recent months.' 'During the next ten years he worked his way up from office boy to general manager.'

Unemployment Problem Years Long Company Forty Eaten Days