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A cake that is tasty will not last..

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alisha.thakar
 Post subject: A cake that is tasty will not last..
 Post Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:19 am 
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Sentence correction strategy guide - 4th edition (4.2), page 26,

Question 13: A cake that is tasty will not last for a long amount of time in a room full of children who are hungry.

Directions: Rewrite the sentence more concisely.

Answer: A tasty cake will not last long in a room full of hungry children.

I understand the correct concise answer.

My doubt is
Would 'last for long' be grammatically correct here?

The term is extensively used in everyday English.

This would have come up if a multiple choice question had no 'last long' option, and was designed for grammar issues.
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jnelson0612
 Post subject: Re: A cake that is tasty will not last..
 Post Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:13 pm 
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I see nothing wrong with your sentence, but adding the preposition causes it to be less concise than the suggested sentence.

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alisha.thakar
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 Post Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:27 am 
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Thank you!

Regards.
Alisha.
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jnelson0612
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 Post Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:34 pm 
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You are welcome!

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