ride a bicycle for 3 miles? Are they correct? 1) She rode a bicycle for 3 miles. 2) She rode a bicycle 3 miles. If they are, can I use "ride a bicycle for ** miles" in formal writing?

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Yes, you can. for (TIME/DISTANCE) strong /fO:r/ /fO:r/ weak /f@r/ /f@`/ preposition used to show an amount of time or distance: We walked for miles.

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