learning54
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Hi Teachers,
Could you help me in this matter please?
The students have this sentence, 'Lunch lasts an hour' inside a story.
I have already explained them that a synonym for 'lasts' can be 'continuos for'.
But then, amomg other words, I ask them to write sentences including the given vocabulary, that means 'lasts' among other vocabulary words.
My question is, to use 'lasts' properly I would like to given them additional information.
Is it appropriate the following explanation for it?
Writing Tip
Use the verb 'last' to indicate the duration of a situation, event, or problem.
If I give them the above explanation, wouldn't they be confused with the prepositions 'since' and 'for'? Though they are prepositions.
Thanks in advance
Could you help me in this matter please?
The students have this sentence, 'Lunch lasts an hour' inside a story.
I have already explained them that a synonym for 'lasts' can be 'continuos for'.
But then, amomg other words, I ask them to write sentences including the given vocabulary, that means 'lasts' among other vocabulary words.
My question is, to use 'lasts' properly I would like to given them additional information.
Is it appropriate the following explanation for it?
Writing Tip
Use the verb 'last' to indicate the duration of a situation, event, or problem.
If I give them the above explanation, wouldn't they be confused with the prepositions 'since' and 'for'? Though they are prepositions.
Thanks in advance
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