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Tracyteo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Adverbial Phrases
I came across this sentence in a novel, which I’ve been reading, “Though we have not known him long, he is no stranger in this part of the world.”
I want to know if the meaning of the sentence remain unchanged if the preposition ‘for’ is added before ‘long’.
“Though we have not known him for long, he is no stranger in this part of the world.”
I want to know if the meaning of the sentence remain unchanged if the preposition ‘for’ is added before ‘long’.
“Though we have not known him for long, he is no stranger in this part of the world.”
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tracyteo I want to know if the meaning of the sentence remains the same if the preposition ‘for’ is added before ‘long’. It does.
- tracyteo I want to know if the meaning of the sentence remains the same if the preposition ‘for’ is added before ‘long’.
- It does.
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tracyteoI want to know if the meaning of the sentence remains the same if the preposition ‘for’ is added before ‘long’.It does.
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Thanks Aspara Gus.
When can I omit ‘for’ and when I can’t?
Would you mind provide me some casual sentences with ‘for’ a
When can I omit ‘for’ and when I can’t?
Would you mind provide me some casual sentences with ‘for’ a
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tracyteoWhen can I omit ‘for’ and when can’t I?For is often omissible when it indicates duration of time or distance.
I walked (for) three miles.
I slept (for) 10 hours.
tracyteoI have graduated long time ago.Those are wrong. The
I have graduated for a long time.
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Aspara Gus, thanks for the explanation.
These are my last questions on the topic.
I met Mary Jane at Tom’s birthday party last year.
Does the verb ‘meet’ indicate single occurrence with no exception?
Does it mean that when I see her for the second time, the third time and so on, ‘see’ would be the right verb to use instead of ‘meet’?
I am going to see Mary Jane tomorr
These are my last questions on the topic.
I met Mary Jane at Tom’s birthday party last year.
Does the verb ‘meet’ indicate single occurrence with no exception?
Does it mean that when I see her for the second time, the third time and so on, ‘see’ would be the right verb to use instead of ‘meet’?
I am going to see Mary Jane tomorr
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To become acquainted with is only one definition of meet. You can certainly meet someone you already know, usually at an agreed time or place: I’m going to meet Mary Jane tomorrow at the market. Meeting wouldn’t work in your other sentence with seeing, which means dating.
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