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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
WHILE
The longer action is the while clause, but what if both action could be the longer one.
1 Don't drive while listening to music.
2 Don't listen to music while you're driving.
3 Don't listen to music while crossing the street.
4 Don't cross the street while listening to music.
I'd go with 2 and 4. Which would you say, and are all good?
thanks
1 Don't drive while listening to music.
2 Don't listen to music while you're driving.
3 Don't listen to music while crossing the street.
4 Don't cross the street while listening to music.
I'd go with 2 and 4. Which would you say, and are all good?
thanks
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alc24 The longer action is the while clause, but what if both action could be the longer one. That's a bad rule of thumb, I think. I know some grammar books have some "rules" for "while/when", but I have to say that I have yet to find a good rule of thumb that actually makes sense.
- alc24 The longer action is the while clause, but what if both action could be the longer one.
- That's a bad rule of thumb, I think.
- I know some grammar books have some "rules" for "while/when", but I have to say that I have yet to find a good rule of thumb that actually makes sense.
- I would say that all of them are ok grammatically, altough some (#2 and #3 in my opinion) might sound more "reasonable" to some people in everyday situations .
- I think I see the while-clause as the most important activity, and the dont-clause as the activity that disturbs you.
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alc24The longer action is the while clause, but what if both action could be the longer one.That's a bad rule of thumb, I think. I know some grammar books have some "rules" for "while/when", but I have to say that I have yet to find a good rule of thumb that actually makes sense.
I would say that all of them are ok grammatically, altough some (#2 an
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