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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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'for' for time reference
Hi,
Is the preposition 'for' optional for all or most of those cases involving time references, like 'for two days', 'for two months', and 'for two hundred years'? I don't think they are optional for all 'time reference' cases, but there is a possibility for all. Do you any tips to distinguish correctly which case is optional and which case is not. Should it be decided case by case, by each individual context involved?
I was in the store for two days. Can it be, "I was in the store two days?"
I prayed for two months. Can it be "I prayed two months?"
Know that you will be treated well two hundred years.
Is the preposition 'for' optional for all or most of those cases involving time references, like 'for two days', 'for two months', and 'for two hundred years'? I don't think they are optional for all 'time reference' cases, but there is a possibility for all. Do you any tips to distinguish correctly which case is optional and which case is not. Should it be decided case by case, by each individual context involved?
I was in the store for two days. Can it be, "I was in the store two days?"
I prayed for two months. Can it be "I prayed two months?"
Know that you will be treated well two hundred years.
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Well, from your examples, it is obvious that 'for' is often necessary-- though how anyone could enjoy any kind of treatment for 200 years is beyond me. Offhand, I'd say it's case by case, with clarity the key deciding factor.
- Well, from your examples, it is obvious that 'for' is often necessary-- though how anyone could enjoy any kind of treatment for 200 years is beyond me.
- Offhand, I'd say it's case by case, with clarity the key deciding factor.
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Well, from your examples, it is obvious that 'for' is often necessary-- though how anyone could enjoy any kind of treatment for 200 years is beyond me. Offhand, I'd say it's case by case, with clarity the key deciding factor.
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I think " I was in the store two days ? " is fine. Unless you put the future tense then ' for ' is needed.
eg. I will be in the store for two days ?
eg. I will be in the store for two days ?
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