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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Preparing or in preparation?
Hello,
Could you tell me please which of these two sentences is better?
1.He was washing his car yesterday morning preparing for their departure.
2.He was washing his car yesterday morning in preparation for their departure.
Can I use 'while' before 'preparing' in both sentences?
Thanks
Could you tell me please which of these two sentences is better?
1.He was washing his car yesterday morning preparing for their departure.
2.He was washing his car yesterday morning in preparation for their departure.
Can I use 'while' before 'preparing' in both sentences?
Thanks
Top answer
Both are fine. The second implies that washing the car was required to prepare for the departure. The first implies that the car washing was incidental to the departure preparation.
- Both are fine.
- The second implies that washing the car was required to prepare for the departure.
- The first implies that the car washing was incidental to the departure preparation.
- Yes, you can use while .
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Both are fine. The second implies that washing the car was required to prepare for the departure.
The first implies that the car washing was incidental to the departure preparation.
Yes, you can use while.
The first implies that the car washing was incidental to the departure preparation.
Yes, you can use while.
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