Multiple choice softskills leadership

The fire died out ___ nine o'clock.

  1. For

  2. After

  3. Since

  4. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

'After' indicates the fire stopped burning sometime past nine o'clock. 'For' would suggest duration (how long it burned), while 'Since' would imply it has been dead out starting from nine o'clock until now - neither fits the context of when an action completed.