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dido4
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 Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:32 am Post subject: in/during |
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A: What do your parents like to do in their free time?
B: They like to take care of the small animals in the yard.
Q1: Can we use during instead?
->What do your parents like to do during their free time?
Q2: Is there any difference?
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dragn
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A: What do your parents like to do in their free time?
B: They like to take care of the small animals in the yard.
Q1: Can we use during instead? |
No, I wouldn't. Use in.
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| Q2: Is there any difference? |
Yes, some. We typically use during when we are talking about a certain period of time. For example:
What did you do during the holidays?
I talked to Jane during lunch.
There will be no talking during the test.
Someone's free time is not a certain period of time. We normally use in here.
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