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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
as, while or both
Hi,
I'd like to ask a question.
I have found two sentences in the TED video and it is not clear to me why he used in the first sentence "as" and why in the second
sentence "while".
These are the two sentences:
Have you ever seemed to lose your airplane ticket a thousand times as you walked from the check-in to the gate?
Have you ever stared at your phone smiling like an idiot while texting with someone?
Thank you,
Iren
I'd like to ask a question.
I have found two sentences in the TED video and it is not clear to me why he used in the first sentence "as" and why in the second
sentence "while".
These are the two sentences:
Have you ever seemed to lose your airplane ticket a thousand times as you walked from the check-in to the gate?
Have you ever stared at your phone smiling like an idiot while texting with someone?
Thank you,
Iren
Top answer
There is no great difference between 'as' and 'while in the first. It's a matter of personal choice. Only 'while' works in the second, as it's followed by a present participle.
- There is no great difference between 'as' and 'while in the first.
- It's a matter of personal choice.
- Only 'while' works in the second, as it's followed by a present participle.
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There is no great difference between 'as' and 'while in the first. It's a matter of personal choice.
Only 'while' works in the second, as it's followed by a present participle.
Only 'while' works in the second, as it's followed by a present participle.
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