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Sitifan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
During/On/At Christmas
___ Christmas, people buy presents for their family and friends.
(A) During (B) In (C) On (D) At
The answer is option A. Are options C & D acceptable?
(A) During (B) In (C) On (D) At
The answer is option A. Are options C & D acceptable?
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In my opinion, C would be ok. For all of the options, my understanding is that. During is used when it come with a period of time.
- In my opinion, C would be ok.
- For all of the options, my understanding is that.
- During is used when it come with a period of time.
- as during the day, during the night In with section of time.
- as in one month, in a year.
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In my opinion, C would be ok.
For all of the options, my understanding is that.
During is used when it come with a period of time. as during the day, during the night
In with section of time. as in one month, in a year.
On with a day, on christmas, on new year's day, on Jan 1st.
At with a point of time, at 1 o'clock, at 2:00 a.m. at mid-night
For all of the options, my understanding is that.
During is used when it come with a period of time. as during the day, during the night
In with section of time. as in one month, in a year.
On with a day, on christmas, on new year's day, on Jan 1st.
At with a point of time, at 1 o'clock, at 2:00 a.m. at mid-night
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As a BrE native speaker, I'd use At as the first choice preposition here. During is also acceptable, but not On or In in the sentence provided.
To use On you'd have to add Day to Christmas, and it wouldn't really make sense here unless the presents were actually bought on Christmas Day.
So, in sum
To use On you'd have to add Day to Christmas, and it wouldn't really make sense here unless the presents were actually bought on Christmas Day.
So, in sum
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