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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
A while vs awhile
I’ve attached a slideshow of our Team that we put together a while back for the agents to get to know us.
In this sentence, is "a while" correct? Or should it be "awhile"?
In this sentence, is "a while" correct? Or should it be "awhile"?
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Your sentence is right. While is a noun meaning a period of time. Awhile is an adverb meaning for a period of time.
- Your sentence is right.
- While is a noun meaning a period of time.
- Awhile is an adverb meaning for a period of time.
- Stay for a while.
- Stay awhile.
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Your sentence is right. While is a noun meaning a period of time. Awhile is an adverb meaning for a period of time.
Stay for a while.
Stay awhile.
Stay for a while.
Stay awhile.
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