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Omar Ahmed Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Perplexing sentences
1- I have been doing this job...........the last summer.
a) since b) for
2- I have been doing this job...........the summer.
a) since b) for
My answer
1. since
2. Both 'since' and 'for' are OK. Am I right?
Top answer
Omar Ahmed 1- I have been doing this job........... the last summer. (the) summer.
- Omar Ahmed 1- I have been doing this job...........
- the last summer.
- (the) summer.
- since ('the' is not idiomatic in 1.
- ) 'for' is wrong in both.
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Omar Ahmed1- I have been doing this job...........thelast summer.
2- I have been doing this job...........(the) summer.
since ('the' is not idiomatic in 1. It's OK but optional in 2.)
'for' is wrong in both. You need a clearer indicator of a period of time. (I know 'last summer seems like a period of time, but we take it as
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