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Grammar

Difference - while, while on, while upon, during,when

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0 Sir, 02br 02br 00I too need to know the difference from our Moderator. 02br 02br 00MSN. 0-

— Senthilvelann

  • 0 Sir, 02br 02br 00I too need to know the difference from our Moderator.
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0 Sir, 02br
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0I'm not quite up to working through all of the permutations of those, Guest, without some samples of your own. 'During' at least stands out from the list as the lone preposition: 02br
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00During the concert, I dozed off. 02br
00While attending the concert, I dozed off. 02br
00When attending the concert, I dozed off. 02br
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0 Thank you, Sir. 02br
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00Could you please tell me if there is any difference in the meaning?. 02br
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00a) While I was preparing coffee I heard the knock on the door. 02br
00b) When I was preparing coffee I heard the knock on the door. 02br
00c) As I was preparing coffee I heard the knock on the door. 02br
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0 Could some one clarify me? 02br
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0 Hello Senthilvelann 02br
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00We made a similar discussion before. Please 05002br
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0Let me just add that: 02br
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00I sense no real differences between a and b and c. 02br
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00I do not sense the differences you suggest for 1 and 2 and 3. I only feel that #1 is unnatural because coffee preparation is time-consuming while a knock on the door is instantaneous. 'As' (#2) tolerates the simple past tense for duration, while 'when' (#1)
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0 Hello Teachers 02br
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00I feel you use a when-clause a way rather versatile in the time relation to the main clause. But, because of that, I sometimes find it difficult to interpret a when-clause correctly. 02br
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00Please see the examples; 02br
00 [1] They drove slowly when another car cut in ahead of them. 02br
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0Your interpretation seems right to me, Paco, but I hasten to add that #1 is a little odd; it would be more likely for the sense of #1 to be clarified by using a different form: 02br
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00[1a] 'They 01b00slowed down02b00 when another car cut in front of them.' Now we have a clearly 'instantaneous' action. 0-
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0 Hello Mister Micawber 02br
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00Thank you for the explanation. 02br
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00Now I feel I'm coming to understand the grammar about 'when' clauses more clearly. 02br
00 [type A] Instant Event1 when Instant Event 2 -> Events 1 and 2 happen almost at the same time. 02br
00 [type B] Durative Event 1 when Instant Event 2 -> Ev
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