My son seldom sleeps in the afternoon, but today he did. I said to my wife, "It was unusual that he fell asleep in/during his nap." Which preposition should I use? How would you say this? Thank you.

prudent260

2021年5月22日 09:00

回答 · 7

During a nap is correct. In a nap is not. But you can't say this sentence at all. It makes no sense It is impossible to fall asleep during a nap because a nap is a period of sleep. He can't fall asleep because he is already asleep.

2021年5月22日

It is unusual for him to fall asleep during nap-time. Napping means sleeping, so you can't say it's unusual to sleep during a nap. But you can talk about that period of time set aside for the nap, also known as nap-time.

2021年5月22日

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