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Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

a preposition question

0Who is going to take charge ---- your absence?02br
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00A) on B) of C) in D) at E) while02br
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00Google yields many results for all of them. Which one(s) is/are correct?0-
  

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0Hello Diamond, 02br 02br 00Unfortunately, none of the above. 0-

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  • 0Hello Diamond, 02br 02br 00Unfortunately, none of the above.
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0Hello Diamond, 02br
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00Unfortunately, none of the above. "E" would work if your sentence is revised to: 02br
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00Who is going to take charge ---- 01font00While---[ you are absent02font00] ?02br
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00Or- Who is going to take charge -01font00during--- yo
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10Hello Diamond, 12br
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10Unfortunately, none of the above. "E" would work if your sentence is revised to: 12br
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10Who is going to take charge ---- 11font10While---[ you are absent12font10] ?12br
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20Hello Diamond, 22br
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20Unfortunately, none of the above. "E" would work if your sentence is revised to: 22br
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20Who is going to take charge ---- 21font2
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0 um....... well, I guess it would work! But I'd personally prefer during/ while. 0-
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01cite10Goodman12cite10um....... well, I guess it would work! But I'd personally prefer during/ while.12blockquote
10Thanks. I believe "in your absence" is a common usage in American English. Am I wrong?0-
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0 I　choose "in your absence". In some dialects, "while" is said to be used as a preposition to mean "up to" (like "while Doomsday") but in standard English, (as far as I know), "while" is not used as a preposition.02br
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0 I would choose 01i00in your absence02i00 or 01i00during your absence02i00.02br
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00 CJ0-
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0A new manager was appointed 01b00during02b00/01b00in02b00 her absence.02br
00She has had repeated absences 01b00from02b00 work this year.0-
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