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Question : Select the sentence with the appropriate use of preposition.

Option 1: We have been playing for 4 o’clock.

Option 2: We have been playing from 4 o’clock.

Option 3: We have been playing to 4 o’clock.

Option 4: We have been playing since 4 o’clock.


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Correct Answer: We have been playing since 4 o’clock.


Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.

Explanation : The preposition since is used to indicate the starting point of an action and is appropriate when the activity starts at a specific point in time in the past and continues into the present.

So, the correct sentence should be: "We have been playing since 4 o’clock."

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