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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
During/through
Could you tell me which one is right between (A) and (B) in the following sentence? Thank you.
He left halfway [ (A) during / (B) through ] the ceremony.
He left halfway [ (A) during / (B) through ] the ceremony.
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lucas21cI am not sure, but I think both of them are acceptable.He left halfway during the ceremony doesn't work very well.
You can say either:
He left halfway through the ceremony.
He left during the ceremony.
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lucas21cCould you tell me which one is right between (A) and (B) in the following sentence? Thank you.He left halfway [ (A) during / (B) through ] the ceremony.halfway through; a third of the way through; part way through. (Not "during" for these.)
These are the usual combinations.
CJ
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