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Ibra3760 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Quite confusing in fact!

Maybe it's a stupid question though I just wanna know which of the sentences is right.

Suppose , my friend's driving and later on answers his cellphone ; how do I describe the action.

1) My friend's driving while talking on the cell.

2) My friend's talking on the cell while driving.

We all know that it's forbidden to drive and talk on the phone at the same time.
  

Top answer

They are both grammatically correct. The action you believe is the foreground action should be said first - in the main clause. The action you believe is the background action - the on-going action taking place possibly before and/or after the foreground action - should be placed in the "while" clause.

— CalifJim

  • They are both grammatically correct.
  • The action you believe is the foreground action should be said first - in the main clause.
  • The action you believe is the background action - the on-going action taking place possibly before and/or after the foreground action - should be placed in the "while" clause.
  • So, from your description, in which the driving was already going on before the talking started, I'd choose 2).
  • CJ PS.
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They are both grammatically correct.

The action you believe is the foreground action should be said first - in the main clause. The action you believe is the background action - the on-going action taking place possibly before and/or after the foreground action - should be placed in the "while" clause.

So, from your description, in which the driving was already going on befor
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