Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Nobody in the village has seen the old caretaker of the temple ______ the night of the storm.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → since
Complete sentence: Nobody in the village has seen the old caretaker of the temple since the night of the storm. “The night of the storm” is one fixed point in the past. Nobody has seen the caretaker from that night up to now.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) since (answer) | the point in the past when something began and has gone on up to now, with tenses like “has seen” or “has not seen” | My uncle has worked in Pune since 2015. |
| (2) for | with time: a length of time, such as three days or two weeks, not a starting point | The shop has been closed for three days. |
| (3) from | when something starts, and it is usually followed by an end point with “to” or “till” | The clinic is open from ten to one. |
| (4) by | with a time: not later than that time | Please finish your homework by eight o’clock. |