As an extention of my privious question,
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqa1DVshgtL6pU8zaf4tD2Dw7BR.?qid=20070119093822AAoly1Q
please have a look at the following sentences:
1, What are you going to do (in/for/during) the summer vacation?
2, I got a driver license (in/during) the summer vacation.
Any advice or comment is welcome.
Thanks!
2007-01-19 04:58:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
(1) (a) do "in" summer vacation - awkward
(b) do "for" summer vacation - implies (to me) pursuing an activity for the entire duration of summer vacation
(c) do "during" summer vacation - implies (to me) pursuing an activity sometime (no specified time, but for a limited time) within the span of summer vacation
(2) (a) "in" and "during" (to me) are equivalent, for a one-time event, saying when the event happened
2007-01-19 05:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by fjpoblam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. During (Because you are talking about the entire summer vacation).
2. In (You are not referring to the entire summer vacation but a particular point of time in it)
2007-01-19 13:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by Sabya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During.
2007-01-19 13:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by SANCHA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋