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Michelle Cha Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I waited for a few days for them to arrive.

"I waited for a few days for them to arrive."

I found this sentence from a book and thing awkward.

I think "I waited a few days for them to arrive" is grammatical and sounds better.

How do you native speakers think?
  

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I agree as a native speaker in the UK (British born) I would agree with the second sentence. I would phrase my sentence that way.

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  • I agree as a native speaker in the UK (British born) I would agree with the second sentence.
  • I would phrase my sentence that way.
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I agree as a native speaker in the UK (British born) I would agree with the second sentence. I would phrase my sentence that way.
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Michelle Cha"I waited for a few days for them to arrive."I found this sentence from a book and thing awkward. I think "I waited a few days for them to arrive" is grammatical and sounds better. How do you native speakers think?
I'm not a native speaker but I would suggest that you can leave out "for".
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Michelle Cha"I waited for a few days for them to arrive."
It is fine. Omitting 'for' is fine, too, but it is then informal.
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