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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which one?

Which one should I prefer here. When or while?

When they were listening to music, they heard a loud noise.

While they were listening to music, they heard a loud noise.

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Anonymous Which one should I prefer here. When or while? while "while" is much better in introducing a clause with the past continuous.

  • Anonymous Which one should I prefer here.
  • When or while?
  • while "while" is much better in introducing a clause with the past continuous.
  • CJ
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AnonymousWhich one should I prefer here. When or while?
while

"while" is much better in introducing a clause with the past continuous.

CJ
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