Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
interval
I would like to use within and interval. Please correct
Both his parents passed away within 4 month interval.
Thanks
Both his parents passed away within 4 month interval.
Thanks
Top answer
The word interval does not fit in your sentence. Say Both his parents passed away within four months , as already suggested .
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The word interval does not fit in your sentence. Say Both his parents passed away within four months, as already suggested.
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It's not natural. Native speakers would say this:
Both his parents passed away within 4 months of each other.
Both his parents passed away within 4 months of each other.
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"The interval" is the measure of the limits, not necessarily the period between them.
"Within the interval" is not idiomatic.
It's okay to say "Both parents passed away within a four month period."
(The article is required, by the way.)
We do use "in the interim" to indicate that something has occured between two points in time, but this would
"Within the interval" is not idiomatic.
It's okay to say "Both parents passed away within a four month period."
(The article is required, by the way.)
We do use "in the interim" to indicate that something has occured between two points in time, but this would
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