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During

 

During ______ (Noun phrase)

 

rule: no verb to follow during

Can come at the head or tail of the sentence.

 

During the game we ate hot dogs. (OK)

During playing tennis I was hot.  (Mistake-play is a verb and cannot follow during)

 

 

Examples:

During the movie I ate pop corn.

We like to ski during the winer.

During his speech we all felt bored and tired.

He sleeps during the day and works at night.

During my vacation I was able to really relax.

She said we could meet during her lunch break.

What did you do during summer break?

 

 

 

Fill in the blank:

 

 

1.______ the party we danced and talked.

2.She laughed many times _____ the movie.

3.During _____ our teacher spoke about the project.

4.Did you go to Hawaii during _______?

5.What did you do ________ the ______ holiday?

6. _____ the ______ I played ______ with my friends.

7. She went ____________.

8. During our ______ to China we saw many great sights.

9. Where will you go ____________________?

10. Don't interrupt _________ his _________.