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Is this correct to use "to look for for"? Fri May 12, 2006 10:20 am  Is this correct to use "to look for for"?
 

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #140 "Idioms with the phrasal verb look", question 5

I ......... for my laptop in car, in my office and even under the bed, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

(a) looked at
(b) looked for
(c) looked after
(d) looked over

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #140 "Idioms with the phrasal verb look", answer 5

I looked for for my laptop in car, in my office and even under the bed, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

Correct answer: (b) looked for
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Is this correct to use "to look for for"? Fri May 12, 2006 11:08 am  Is this correct to use "to look for for"?
 

Hi

No, "to look for for" is not correct. Apparently this is a typo in the test. There is also a second typo that needs to be fixed. There should be a word in front of "car" (e.g. "my" or "the").

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