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- Do you know the man I spoke with ? (wrong)
- Do you know the man I spoke to ? (correct)
- This is the house we used to play on. (wrong)
- This is the house we used to play in. (correct)
- Explanation : One usually plays inside a house, not on it.
- Here is the girl you were enquiring of. (wrong)
- Here is the girl you were enquiring about. (correct)
- Explanation : Enquire takes the preposition about when it means 'ask information about someone'.
- What was that woman looking in ? (wrong)
- What was that woman looking at ? (correct)
- Explanation : We look at something when we gaze in a specified direction. Look into means 'investigate'. There is no plural verb 'look in'.
- It has been raining from two days. (wrong)
- It has been raining for two days. (correct)
- Explanation : For a duration of time we use 'for'; 'from' is used with the starting point of the duration if the end point is also suggested.
- I have been living in India from 2001. (wrong)
- I have been living in India since 2001. (correct)
- Explanation : As we have a starting point of the duration of time, we use 'since'.
- He has been sleeping since two hours. (wrong)
- He has been sleeping for two hours. (correct)
- Explanation : Two hours indicates duration and needs 'for'.
- They have been drinking since an hour. (wrong)
- They have been drinking for an hour. (correct)
- Explanation : An hour suggests a duration without a starting point and needs 'for'.
- I have been going to class from Wednesday. (wrong)
- I have been going to class since Wednesday. (correct)
- Explanation : Wednesday suggests a fixed starting point of time and there is no end point, hence we need 'since'.
- I shall be regular since March. (wrong)
- I shall be regular from March. (correct)
- Explanation : There is a starting point of time and the end point is implied, hence we used 'from'
- The seminar begins since 8 December. (wrong)
- The seminar begins from 8 December. (correct)
- Explanation : As in (10)
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