usage of "when"

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TeachersPlease take a look at the following two sentence.John is checking out at the counter when he decide to take a ***.When John is checking out at the counter, he decide to take a ***.Which sentence is correct in grammar? If the both are correct in grammar, do they convey the same meaning"

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

As I have told you elsewhere, notatall, the situation you are talking about is so unlikely that it is not worth wasting time on.  Most normal people do not decide to defecate while they are waiting to pay for the goods they have selected.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Hello notatall;

You would get more help if you posted sentences that were not so vulgarly puerile.

Notatall · Answer

Sorry for the use of the word of “sh*t”. I will be more careful about use of word in my future post.
No offense, I only mean to offer question about the usage of the word ”when”. Could you please to give the answer to following questions?

When I am going to say that “John found a wallet in the road during the time he was on his way to town.” Which one of the following sentence can I use? If the both sentence are correct in grammar, is the problem in emphasis?

When John was on his way to town, he found a wallet in the road.
John was on his way to town when he found a wallet in the road.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

When John was on his way to town, he found a wallet in the road.
John was on his way to town when he found a wallet in the road.

The sentences are fine.
They are just different ways to say the same thing, by changing the main clause to a dependent clause, and the dependent clause to the main clause.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Indeed, posting sentences like your originals is definitely not going to encourage people to offer you help in future..

Clive

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