Gave him support while waiting
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Can the sentence below mean that "support was shorter than waiting" or just is " the two actions are happening at the same time and occupying the same time," correct ?
"His friends gave him support while waiting for an injection."
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His friends gave him support while waiting for an injection. = His friends gave him support while they (his friends) were waiting for an injection. Suppose this represents the time of waiting.
- His friends gave him support while waiting for an injection.
- = His friends gave him support while they (his friends) were waiting for an injection.
- Suppose this represents the time of waiting.
- [ .....................
- waiting ........................
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His friends gave him support while waiting for an injection.
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His friends gave him support while they (his friends) were waiting for an injection.
Suppose this represents the time of waiting.
............ [ ..................... waiting ........................ ] ...............
The support can be at any time during the waiting, including all that time.
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0Can the sentence below mean that "support was shorter than waiting" It can mean this, but I think the intended meaning is " the two actions are happening at the same time and occupying the same time" .
"His friends gave him support while waiting for an injection."
A problem here is that it is not clear who was waiting. Was it him or was it his friends?
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