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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Left out preposition

Hi teachers,

"Police expect to be here another couple of days."

There's no preposition like "for a couple of days".

Would you tell me when "a preposition" can be left out? Would you show me some examples?

Thanks

Tinanam
  

Top answer

Police expect to be here two minutes / a week/a month/a year. I suppose it is good for any stated time span term.

— Mister Micawber

  • Police expect to be here two minutes / a week/a month/a year.
  • I suppose it is good for any stated time span term.
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Police expect to be here two minutes / a week/a month/a year.

I suppose it is good for any stated time span term.
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Hi Dear Mister Micawber,

Mister MicawberPolice expect to be here two minutes / a week/a month/a year. I suppose it is good for any stated time span term.
Does that mean Police expect to be here (in) two minutes or Police expect to be here (for)? I understand the first being that the Police will arrive at the sene within two minutes whereas the latter
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Police expect to be here two minutes = Police expect to be here for two minutes. (Duration of police presence)

'In' is required if you wish to indicate arrival time.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thanks for the explanation.

Tinanam
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