WAEC - English Language (1997 - No. 34)
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Cats sleep.......day and hunt at night
Cats sleep.......day and hunt at night
at
by
in
during
Uitleg
"By day" is a literary or formal way of expressing "during the day". The phrase "by day" means "in the daytime" or "throughout the day". It focuses on the time frame of the day, but it is more general and can be used to convey a habitual or regular action that occurs during daylight hours.