using 'in' or 'for' in this case to replace 'since'?

[huong]

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "The bank raid", question 5

They didn't talk about the plan since a whole week and they still had no money and also no chance of getting any.

(a) since
(b) still
(c) any

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "The bank raid", answer 5

They didn't talk about the plan for a whole week and they still had no money and also no chance of getting any.

Correct entry: for
The error was: (a) since
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using " in" or " for" in this case to replace " since"?

huong

[Alan]

Hi,

'For' is used to cover the whole length of the week.

Alan
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[Colonelcy]

what about "during"? instead of "for"
they point out that "during" is for past time and "for" is for present one.

[Nabilchamlal]

The meaning here is not in the course of- which corresponds to during, so your proposition is wrong.