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Pructus Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
After and in
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The answer to the question below can be both (2) and (4)?
"after 2 weeks" means after two weeks is passed, and "in 2 weeks" means before 2 weeks is passed?
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The product will be delivered _____.
(1) two weeks in the future
(2) after two weeks
(3) two weeks ago
(4) in two weeks
The answer to the question below can be both (2) and (4)?
"after 2 weeks" means after two weeks is passed, and "in 2 weeks" means before 2 weeks is passed?
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The product will be delivered _____.
(1) two weeks in the future
(2) after two weeks
(3) two weeks ago
(4) in two weeks
Top answer
You are about right; the test writer was sloppy. #4 is the intended answer, and 'after' is often used mistakenly in place of 'in' by learners. However, 'in' is generally used to imply at the two-week point, not before it.
- You are about right; the test writer was sloppy.
- #4 is the intended answer, and 'after' is often used mistakenly in place of 'in' by learners.
- However, 'in' is generally used to imply at the two-week point, not before it.
- For that, a clear speaker will use 'within'.
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You are about right; the test writer was sloppy. #4 is the intended answer, and 'after' is often used mistakenly in place of 'in' by learners. However, 'in' is generally used to imply at the two-week point, not before it. For that, a clear speaker will use 'within'.
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