alleryChoose the option that BEST completes: 'M. Hamel had been the village's French teacher ___ forty years.'
ASince
BFor
CFrom
DUntil
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. For
'For + duration' (for forty years).
'Since + point in time' (since 1830).
'From' needs a paired 'to'.
'Until' marks the end-point, not duration.
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