Another question from my grammar test: "Rob has had his car ____ a year, but he wants to sell it." I'm not so sure about this one but i wrote "for(a year...etc)" and the teacher says it's "since(a year, bla bla, sell it)" so...which one is correct?
2007-10-06 08:46:00 · 5 answers · asked by Milo 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
'for a year'
You should address this issue with the head of the department. Not only is she failing to each you anything, she is probably confusing you about things that you did know.
2007-10-06 09:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by chrisviolet4011 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is "for a year"
you could use since but if it was different, "he had his car since he came here"
since seems to me as you're talking of an specific perod of time relating it to an event
plus, since a year ago...sounds artificial
2007-10-06 15:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by cacahuatita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rob has had his car for a year. That is how I see it.
2007-10-06 15:50:07 · answer #3 · answered by Rooikat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is 'for a year'.
It would only be since if the word 'ago' was added to the end of the sentence.
2007-10-06 15:49:57 · answer #4 · answered by Tatsbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is your teacher a native English speaker ?
"for a year" is right there !
2007-10-06 16:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋