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Omar Ahmed Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

During

While I was watching TV, the light went out. (Begin with : During..)

My answer is: During the time I was watching TV, the light went out.

Would you kindly tell me if my answer is correct or not? If it is wrong, how can I use DURING with this sentence to give the same meaning?

  

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'during' is a preposition, so it needs a noun/gerund phrase as its complement. essam gaweesh My answer is: During the time I was watching TV, the light s went out. Fine, the underlined noun phrase functions as its complement.

  • 'during' is a preposition, so it needs a noun/gerund phrase as its complement.
  • essam gaweesh My answer is: During the time I was watching TV, the light s went out.
  • Fine, the underlined noun phrase functions as its complement.
  • ' would also be correct.
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'during' is a preposition, so it needs a noun/gerund phrase as its complement.

essam gaweeshMy answer is: During the time I was watching TV, the lights went out.

Fine, the underlined noun phrase functions as its complement.

Grammatically speaking, 'during watching TV ...' would also be correct.

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