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Zaedsul Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

In , by

My parents will be going to the United Kingdom to attend my brother’s graduation ______ January.
Choose one answer.
1) in
2) at
3) on
4)by
I am confused about in and by.
  

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The answer is #1. My parents will be going to the United Kingdom to attend my brother's graduation in January. Using "by" in terms of time gives the idea of a deadline.

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The answer is #1. My parents will be going to the United Kingdom to attend my brother's graduation in January.

Using "by" in terms of time gives the idea of a deadline. You are expressing what you have to accomplish before reaching that point in time. Examples are below:

1. You must turn in the paper by Thursday morning.
2. We need to reach Paris by Monda