[Grammar] last / last for

Hello,

My question is about using the verb "to last". I'm always worried about miusing the preposition "for" together with this verb. Do we really need this preposition?

The performance lasts (for - ?) five hours
The performance last (for - ?) more than five hours

If "for" isn't needed in either example, please tell me do we ever need to use it with "last"?

Thanks

For is never essential, but some people use it.

5jj said:

For is never essential, but some people use it.

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So it means that we can say both


and both

Are they all correct?

milan2003_07 said:

So it means that we can say both

The performance lasts five hours
The performance lasts for five hours
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and both

The performance last more than five hours
The performance last for more than five hours
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Are they all correct?

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The second pair is not correct.

bhaisahab said:

The second pair are not correct.

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Neither am that.;-)

5jj said:

Neither am that.;-)

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Sorry, I don't understand this phrase. What does "am that" mean? Maybe you wanted to say "Neither is that"?

milan2003_07 said:

Sorry, I don't understand this phrase. What does "am that" mean? Maybe you wanted to say "Neither is that"?

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No.

milan2003_07 said:

So it means that we can say both

The performance lasts five hours.
The performance lasts for five hours.
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and both

The performance lasts more than five hours.
The performance lasts for more than five hours.
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Are they all correct? They are now.

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You need to get into the habit of ending sentences with the correct punctuation.

Rover

I missed "s" by chance. I was too hasty and therefore didn't notice the misprints.

5jj said:

Neither am that.;-)

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You be right there!;-)

I'm still wondering what was meant by "Neither am that" ....
The usage of "am" is unclear here.

milan2003_07 said:

I'm still wondering what was meant by "Neither am that" ....

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It's a joke, in response to my using the "are" instead of "is" in my earlier answer, "The second pair are not correct".

My question is different. I see now that there was a misprint in "The second pair are not correct". I was wondering about the grammar in the phrase "Neither am that". I've never seen "am" used together with "neither". What does it mean? Shouldn't the sentence be "Neither is that" or anything else?

milan2003_07 said:

My question is different. I see now that there was a misprint in "The second pair are not correct". I was wondering about the grammar in the phrase "Neither am that". I've never seen "am" used together with "neither". What does it mean? Shouldn't the sentence be "Neither is that" or anything else?

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It's perfectly possible to use "am" with "neither".

I am not hungry.
Neither am I.

But, as explained, "neither am that" was a joke which was posted to draw attention to the misuse of a verb in the previous post. Stop worrying about it!

Thanks everyone!!!