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Examinations Weeks Time End Stated Period Parcel Arriving

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Keyword within
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence My examinations are within two weeks' time.
Correct Sentence My examinations are in two weeks' time.
Cloze Error Sentence My examinations are [[within]] two weeks' time.
Cloze Sentence My examinations are [[in]] two weeks' time.
Cloze Answer in
Choices in | within
Explanation

within = before the end of the stated period: 'The parcel should be arriving within the next five days.' 'Within six years of joining the company he was Managing Director.'

in = at the end of the stated period: 'The doctor wants to see me again in a week's time.' 'Don't go away. I'll be back in a few minutes.'

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