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Sitifan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Been/gone
Jenny went to Japan last month. She ____ there for two weeks.
(A) has been (B) has gone
The answer is option A. Is option B also correct?
(A) has been (B) has gone
The answer is option A. Is option B also correct?
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Neither option seems possible, since she went last month but was/went there for only two weeks . If she left for Japan at the end of the month, then the question is poorly written; if not, it offers no correct answer.
- Neither option seems possible, since she went last month but was/went there for only two weeks .
- If she left for Japan at the end of the month, then the question is poorly written; if not, it offers no correct answer.
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Neither option seems possible, since she went last month but was/went there for only two weeks. If she left for Japan at the end of the month, then the question is poorly written; if not, it offers no correct answer.
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Hi
Jenny went to Japan last month. (Let's say she went on 26th June)
She has been there for two weeks. (Today being 10th July) And she is still there.
Jenny went to Japan last month. (Let's say she went on 26th June)
She has been there for two weeks. (Today being 10th July) And she is still there.
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Jenny went to Japan last month. She __ there for two weeks.
(A) has been (B) has gone
Of course you can say "Jenny has gone to Japan for two weeks," indicating that thereafter she will return or go somewhere else, if things go according to plan.
(B) is not idiomatic in the example. To my ear, it would be okay were you
(A) has been (B) has gone
Of course you can say "Jenny has gone to Japan for two weeks," indicating that thereafter she will return or go somewhere else, if things go according to plan.
(B) is not idiomatic in the example. To my ear, it would be okay were you
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