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Poppyman Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
It didn't last long.
Hello.
Please, explain to me what's the difference between It didn't last long and It didn't last for long. Can we say
It lasted long or It lasted for long? It lasted for 10 days or It lasted 10 days ? In what cases should we use for?
Thanks.
Please, explain to me what's the difference between It didn't last long and It didn't last for long. Can we say
It lasted long or It lasted for long? It lasted for 10 days or It lasted 10 days ? In what cases should we use for?
Thanks.
Top answer
It didn't last long. Long is an adverb. It didn't last for long.
- It didn't last long.
- Long is an adverb.
- It didn't last for long.
- Long is a noun, and for long is an adverbial prepositional phrase.
- It is your choice which adverb to use.
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It didn't last long.
Long is an adverb.
It didn't last for long.
Long is a noun, and for long is an adverbial prepositional phrase.
It is your choice which adverb to use. The meaning is the same.
Long is an adverb.
It didn't last for long.
Long is a noun, and for long is an adverbial prepositional phrase.
It is your choice which adverb to use. The meaning is the same.
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poppymanCan we say 'It lasted long' or 'It lasted for long'?
Do we say 'It lasted for 10 days' or 'It lasted 10 days'? In what cases should we use for?
Hi,
Since long is also used as an adverb, you can say it either way.
Both 'It lasted long' and 'It lasted for long' sound OK. There's no difference between the two
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