I'll see you ______
- (a)at the end of February.
- (b)on the end of February.
- (c)along the end of February.
- (d)for the end of February.
Answer
A
Why
Correct — A, at the end of February. English fixes 'at the end of' to name a point in time, so 'at the end of February' says when you will be seen. 'On the end of', 'along the end of' and 'for the end of' are not idiomatic with this time expression.
Why the others are wrong
- (b)on the end of February. — 'On' is used with specific days and dates, not with the phrase 'the end of' a month.
- (c)along the end of February. — 'Along' marks movement or position beside a line or path, so it does not fit a point in time.
- (d)for the end of February. — 'For' marks duration or purpose, not the point in time that 'at the end of' names.
Concept
A cloze item on the fixed time expression 'at the end of'.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
We'll meet ______ the end of the week.
- (a)on
- (b)at
- (c)in
- (d)for
Answer(b) at — 'at the end of' marks the point in time.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The results come out ______ the end of the term.
- (a)at
- (b)on
- (c)along
- (d)for
Answer(a) at — the fixed phrase is 'at the end of'.