2017 · Q70
Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.
From the last five days it has been raining torrentially.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- ASince the last
- BFor the last
- CSince last
- DNo improvement
Explanation
'For' is used with a period or duration of time, whereas 'since' requires a point of time. 'The last five days' is a duration, so the correct form is 'For the last five days it has been raining torrentially'. 'From the last five days' is not standard English. Hence option (b) is correct.