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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
When "while" used to mean "although", it can not be followed by a clause?
I got the following sentence from wiki dictionary:
While - although
This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
That is, it can only be followed by an adjective:
This football team, while young, has nerves of steel. (My sentence)
When "while" is followed by a clause, it will mean "at the same time"?
While - although
This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
That is, it can only be followed by an adjective:
This football team, while young, has nerves of steel. (My sentence)
When "while" is followed by a clause, it will mean "at the same time"?
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Hi, NL888 When "while" is followed by a clause, it will mean "at the same time"? Not necessarily. While can be followed by a clause to contrast two things: While I have a good command of English, I can hardly utter a simple sentence in Spanish.
- Hi, NL888 When "while" is followed by a clause, it will mean "at the same time"?
- Not necessarily.
- While can be followed by a clause to contrast two things: While I have a good command of English, I can hardly utter a simple sentence in Spanish.
- Some believe that ending a sentence with a preposition is an error while others do not.
- Regards
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Hi,
While I have a good command of English, I can hardly utter a simple sentence in Spanish.
Some believe that ending a sentence with a preposition is an error while others do not.
NL888 When "while" is followed by a clause, it will mean "at the same time"?Not necessarily. While can be followed by a clause to contrast two things:
While I have a good command of English, I can hardly utter a simple sentence in Spanish.
Some believe that ending a sentence with a preposition is an error while others do not.
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