During or During or within?within?

What’s the What’s the difference?difference?

This is a preposition that means This is a preposition that means all all throughthrough a period of time a period of time

I was in Hong KongI was in Hong Kong duringduring 2004.2004.

Jan 2004Jan 2004 Dec 2004Dec 2004

I was in Hong Kong I was in Hong Kong all the timeall the time for for 12 months.12 months.

Did I leave in July?Did I leave in July? Yes or No?Yes or No?

During…During…

During…During…During also shows some time During also shows some time between between the start and the endthe start and the end of a period of of a period of time…time…I woke up three timesI woke up three times duringduring the the

night.night.

Did I wake up at 1:30 am?Did I wake up at 1:30 am? Yes or No?Yes or No?Did I wake up at 3:15 am?Did I wake up at 3:15 am?Did I wake up at 9:00 am?Did I wake up at 9:00 am?

11:30 pm11:30 pm 9:30 am9:30 am

1:30 am1:30 am 3:15 am3:15 am 4:30 am4:30 am

I woke up at three different I woke up at three different times times betweenbetween 11:30pm and 11:30pm and 7:30am 7:30am

This preposition means This preposition means inside and not inside and not beyond (more than)beyond (more than) an area or a period an area or a period of time…of time…

NB: NB: withinwithin can talk about can talk about inside and inside and notnot beyondbeyond an area (place) but an area (place) but duringduring cannot…cannot…

I’m I’m withinwithin

the circlethe circle

Within…Within…

Within a period of Within a period of time…time…

Please give me your homework within this

school week.

Can I hand in my homework on Can I hand in my homework on Wednesday?Wednesday? Yes or Yes or

No?No?Can I hand in my homework on Can I hand in my homework on Friday?Friday?

MondayMonday SundaySunday

Can I hand in my homework next Monday?Can I hand in my homework next Monday?

Because it isBecause it is more thanmore than five days,five days, beyond beyond the school week.the school week.

Within an area…Within an area…““ For posting letters For posting letters withinwithin Hong Kong, Hong Kong, please use a $1.4 stamp.”please use a $1.4 stamp.”

Can I use a $1.4 Can I use a $1.4 stamp for a letter to stamp for a letter to China?China?

Yes or No?Yes or No?

Can I use a $1.4 stamp for Can I use a $1.4 stamp for a letter to North Point?a letter to North Point?

Yes or No?Yes or No?

Let’s practise our Let’s practise our prepositions…prepositions…1.1. The children went to the library ______ 3 The children went to the library ______ 3

o’clock in the afternoon.o’clock in the afternoon.

2.2. My father will go to Shatin _______ an My father will go to Shatin _______ an hour.hour.

3.3. Sam and his friends go swimming Sam and his friends go swimming everyday _________ the summer holidays.everyday _________ the summer holidays.

4.4. My brother goes to the beach early My brother goes to the beach early _______ the morning._______ the morning.

Hint: use Hint: use inin, , atat, , onon, , withinwithin and and duringduring..

duringduring

atatinin

inin

5.5. John didn’t play in the park _________ John didn’t play in the park _________ the exam week.the exam week.

6.6. ““It’s already late! The parcel must It’s already late! The parcel must arrive _________ this week!” said Peter arrive _________ this week!” said Peter angrily.angrily.

7.7. Gordon will fly to Paris ________ the Gordon will fly to Paris ________ the end of this week.end of this week.

8.8. Bob handed his homework in late Bob handed his homework in late ______ Monday morning.______ Monday morning.

9.9. You must ride your bike ________ the You must ride your bike ________ the yellow lines, do not go over the lines!yellow lines, do not go over the lines!

duringduring

withinwithin

atat

onon

withinwithin

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