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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

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Hi teachers,

Who phoned Mr. Tigers while he was out?
Nobody did.

Which part of the sentence is 'while he was out' grammatically speaking?
Thanks in advance
  

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Thinking Spain Hi teachers,Who phoned Mr. Thanks in advance It is a double sentence in which there are two clauses joined by a conjunction 'while'. Both clauses, here, are the main ones, each with its subject and a finite verb.

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  • Thinking Spain Hi teachers,Who phoned Mr.
  • Thanks in advance It is a double sentence in which there are two clauses joined by a conjunction 'while'.
  • Both clauses, here, are the main ones, each with its subject and a finite verb.
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Thinking SpainHi teachers,Who phoned Mr. Tigers while he was out?Nobody did.Which part of the sentence is 'while he was out' grammatically speaking?Thanks in advance
It is a double sentence in which there are two clauses joined by a conjunction 'while'. Both clauses, here, are the main ones, each with its subject and a finite verb.
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But on the second thought, it seems to be a complex sentence where the main clause is Who phoned Mr. Tigers and the while he was out is an adverbial of time qualifying the verb phoned in the main clause.
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Thank you. So the second one 'while he was out' is also a depedent clause, isn't it?
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