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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

ABOUT vs FOR / RUNNING vs GOING / WHILE vs WHILST

Could you please help me choose the right word in these sentences?

FOR vs ABOUT
  • He is feeling bad about/for what he said.
RUNNING vs GOING
  • The subway isn't running/going to 14th street because of the strike.
WHILE vs WHILST
  • How would you say this question while/whilst keeping the structure of the sentence the same?
PAST vs PASS
  • 2 hours past/passed between when I did my homework and when I had dinner. Homework isn't fun to do.
  • She woke me up 10 minutes (too) late.
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Top answer

alc24 He is feeling bad about what he said alc24 The subway isn't going to 14th street because of the strike. When talking about transportation, we use the verb to run to mean that the form of transportation is either active or inactive at a particular time. alc24 How would you say this question while/whilst keeping the structure of the sentence the same?

— English 1b3

  • alc24 He is feeling bad about what he said alc24 The subway isn't going to 14th street because of the strike.
  • When talking about transportation, we use the verb to run to mean that the form of transportation is either active or inactive at a particular time.
  • alc24 How would you say this question while/whilst keeping the structure of the sentence the same?
  • Either is fine.
  • Where I am from, the words are synonymous.
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alc24He is feeling bad about what he said

alc24
  • The subway isn't going to 14th street because of the strike.

    • When talking about transportation, we use the verb to run to mean that the form of transportation is either active or inactive at a particular time.
    alc24
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