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Rahul Shah Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Is while required over here?
I was wondering whether including 'while' will change the meaning of the sentence.
Australian shares fell for the third straight session on Wednesday as energy stocks led the market lower and investors remained cautious (while) heading into company reporting season.
(I was reading the above line in a leading newspaper. )
Thanks in advance.
Australian shares fell for the third straight session on Wednesday as energy stocks led the market lower and investors remained cautious (while) heading into company reporting season.
(I was reading the above line in a leading newspaper. )
Thanks in advance.
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Rahul Shah I was wondering whether including 'while' will change the meaning of the sentence. It does not change the meaning, but its inclusion is non-native.
- Rahul Shah I was wondering whether including 'while' will change the meaning of the sentence.
- It does not change the meaning, but its inclusion is non-native.
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Rahul ShahI was wondering whether including 'while' will change the meaning of the sentence.It does not change the meaning, but its inclusion is non-native.
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Thanks a lot for your advice.
Can you please explain why would it be non-native if 'while' is included. Are there any special rules surrounding the use of 'while'.
Can you please explain why would it be non-native if 'while' is included. Are there any special rules surrounding the use of 'while'.
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Rahul Shahremained cautious (while) heading into the company reporting season.Another paraphrase is
remained cautious as the reporting season began.
The world of the stock market was heading into the reporting season, not the investors, so 'while' doesn't work well. With 'while' you have something
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