[Grammar] In vs Within vs During

[BKGODARA]

Sir can anyone tell me what does the sentence mean when we use these words:- in/within/during/since in the blank and which option is the best to use. The sentence is this:-John seated in the visitor's gallery, glanced at his watch for the third time ......the past five minutes. Thank you.

 

[GoesStation]

Welcome to the forum. You will receive lots of corrections to your English here, intended to help you improve. In this spirit, please don't combine a colon with a hyphen. This combination isn't used in international English.

In other words, write The sentence is this:, not The sentence is this:-​.

 

[emsr2d2]

In case it's not clear from GoesStation's post, you shouldn't use a colon followed by a comma either.

The sentence is this: My dog has fleas. :tick:
The sentence is this:- My dog has fleas. :cross: