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Welcome to English In A Minute. Give us a minute and we'll give you a hot tip about English vocabulary... there's so much to learn! And all taught by your favourite BBC Learning English staff!

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Common uses of 'period'

Learn how to use 'period'

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Let's learn some common uses of the word period.

Firstly, period can be used as a noun to refer to a specific length of time. It is often used in expressions such as over a period, during a period and a period of time.

We'll observe the patient's weight for a period of three months.

Period can also be used to talk about a time in a person's life or in history. When using period in this way, this time is often defined by certain conditions or characteristics. The word period usually has an adjective before it.

I went through a difficult period when I returned to the UK.

In school, we can use period to refer to a part of a day when a specific subject is taught.

I have maths in the second period on Tuesday.

Finally, period in American English refers to the punctuation mark which shows the end of a sentence. In British English we refer to this as a full-stop.

Is that a period or a comma? 

Period

Period can be used as a noun to refer to a specific length of time. It is often used in expressions such as over a period, during a period and a period of time.

  • We'll observe the patient's weight for a period of three months.
  • During this period, we normally get a lot of rain.

Period can also be used to talk about a time in a person's life or in history. It often has an adjective in front of it. 

  • I went through a difficult period when I returned to the UK.
  • The Elizabethan period was famous for its playwrights such as Shakespeare.

In school, we can use period to refer to a part of a day when a specific subject is taught.

  • I have maths in the second period on Tuesday.
  • Mrs Jackson takes us for art in the last period on a Friday.

Period in American English refers to the punctuation mark which shows the end of a sentence. In British English we refer to this as a 'full-stop'.

  • Is that a period or a comma?
  • Some writers need to use more periods in their paragraphs as their sentences are too long.

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