Question : Choose most appropriate word from the options and fill in the blank
I have been waiting for the bus __________ an hour.
Option 1: since
Option 2: for
Option 3: in
Option 4: from
Correct Answer: for
Solution : The correct answer is option 2; for
Explanation:
The preposition 'for' is used to denote a duration of time. 'Since' is used to denote a specific point in time.
I have been waiting for the bus for an hour.
The movie was __________ exciting than I thought it would be.
Option 1: more
Option 2: most
Option 3: very
Option 4: too
Neither of the boys ___________ finished their homework.
Option 1: has
Option 2: have
Option 3: had
Option 4: having
The forest was so dark that he could ___________ see anything.
Option 1: hardly
Option 2: nearly
Option 3: almost
Option 4: scarcely
___________ Shakespeare wrote the play Hamlet.
Option 1: There
Option 2: They're
Option 3: Their
Option 4: Theirs
The company ___________ to expand its business overseas.
Option 1: is planning
Option 2: are planning
Option 3: has planned
Option 4: have planned
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