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Rommel Posted 7 years ago
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Can I use 'in the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of' and 'before, during, and after' interchangeably in the sentence?

Can I use 'in the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of' and 'before, during, and after' interchangeably in the sentence?


An assignment can be announced to students (in the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of/before, during, and after) the lesson.

  

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Better: An assignment can be announced to students at any time. All those phrases are used. These pairs have slightly different meanings: An assignment can be announced to students before the lesson begins.

  • Better: An assignment can be announced to students at any time.
  • All those phrases are used.
  • These pairs have slightly different meanings: An assignment can be announced to students before the lesson begins.
  • An assignment can be announced to students at the beginning of the lesson.
  • An assignment can be announced to students at any time during the lesson.
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Better: An assignment can be announced to students at any time.

All those phrases are used.

These pairs have slightly different meanings:

An assignment can be announced to students before the lesson begins.
An assignment can be announced to students at the beginning of the lesson.

An assignment can be announced to students at any time during the le

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