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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
When / while visiting
Can I say,
She carries a basket (of fruit) when / while visiting his friend.
She carries a basket (of hamper) when she goes visiting his friend in hospital.
She carries a basket (of fruit) When she is visiting his friend.
She carries a basket (of fruit) when / while visiting his friend.
She carries a basket (of hamper) when she goes visiting his friend in hospital.
She carries a basket (of fruit) When she is visiting his friend.
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Vincent Teo She carries a basket (of fruit) when / while visiting his friend. She carries a basket (of hamper) when she goes visiting his friend in hospital. She carries a basket (of fruit) When she is visiting his friend.
- Vincent Teo She carries a basket (of fruit) when / while visiting his friend.
- She carries a basket (of hamper) when she goes visiting his friend in hospital.
- She carries a basket (of fruit) When she is visiting his friend.
- I wonder if she carries this basket to give to the other person?
- Otherwise why carry a basket of anything the whole time while visiting?
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Vincent TeoShe carries a basket (of fruit) when / while visiting his friend.I wonder if she carries this basket to give to the other person? Otherwise why carry a basket of anything the whole time
She carries a basket (of hamper) when she goes visiting his friend in hospital.
She carries a basket (of fruit) When she is visiting his friend.
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"When " is used for certain point of time whereas "While" is used for representing the duration of the action.
moreover, "When " is used in the second part of the sentence when first part of the sentence is finished. whereas "While" is used to describe something which was happening at the same time till other thing was happening.
moreover, "When " is used in the second part of the sentence when first part of the sentence is finished. whereas "While" is used to describe something which was happening at the same time till other thing was happening.
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