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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Use of prepositions and one other
Hi,
1. Please check if the use of prepositions are correct and also tell me if I can replace them with the ones in parentheses.
... have been working for (in) the past year to get it off the ground ...
... increase the listeners' confidence about (in) language learning ...
2. Why a person would use 'at home' when just 'home' will do fine?well?, I think?
The person must stay at home for two weeks getting ready for a big event.
1. Please check if the use of prepositions are correct and also tell me if I can replace them with the ones in parentheses.
... have been working for (in) the past year to get it off the ground ...
... increase the listeners' confidence about (in) language learning ...
2. Why a person would use 'at home' when just 'home' will do fine?well?, I think?
The person must stay at home for two weeks getting ready for a big event.
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Hi Believer Answering would be easier if you provided us with complete sentences. have been working for (in) the past year to get it off the ground ... doesn't sound good because the past year is over and yet have been working is in the continuous tense.
- Hi Believer Answering would be easier if you provided us with complete sentences.
- have been working for (in) the past year to get it off the ground ...
- doesn't sound good because the past year is over and yet have been working is in the continuous tense.
- However, as we don't have a complete sentence, I won't suggest changes to it.
- For is used in temporal expressions to indicate (for) how long something has lasted: He has lived in London (for) five years.
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Hi Believer
Answering would be easier if you provided us with complete sentences.
... have been working for (in) the past year to get it off the ground ... doesn't sound good because the past year is over and yet have been working is in the continuous tense. However, as we don't have a complete sentence, I won't suggest changes to it.
For is used
Answering would be easier if you provided us with complete sentences.
... have been working for (in) the past year to get it off the ground ... doesn't sound good because the past year is over and yet have been working is in the continuous tense. However, as we don't have a complete sentence, I won't suggest changes to it.
For is used
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