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Why I can't use the others expressions? Tue Jan 31, 2006 15:47 pm  Why I can't use the others expressions?
 

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #88 "Simple Present (5)", question 9

and I stopped worrying from that moment ..........

(a) on
(b) to
(c) for
(d) by

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #88 "Simple Present (5)", answer 9

and I stopped worrying from that moment on.

Correct answer: (a) on

Your answer was: incorrect
and I stopped worrying from that moment for.
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I would like to know why I can't use the others expressions?

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On Tue Jan 31, 2006 18:00 pm  On
 

Hi Diamanta,

On is the only preposition that makes sense in this sentence. From that moment on means continuing from that moment - from that moment onwards.

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Prepositions Tue Jan 31, 2006 18:24 pm  Prepositions
 

Alan wrote:
From that moment on means continuing from that moment - from that moment onwards.

This must be one of the many exceptions to the 'rule' about not adding any unnecessary prepositions. I never liked that rule, anyway, since I find that these little big words can add so much colour to the language, especially in speech.
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