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Jooney Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
While
Hi,
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
ex1) I was watching TV while she slept.
I know it's normally the case that the time length of the event in the subordinate clause is longer than that of the event in the main clause.
ex2) I got a text message while I was working out at the gym.
But I'm not sure if that holds true for all 'while' clauses.
I think the exact opposite of what I just stated in the beginning can very well be true as well: it seems possible that I started watching TV before she began sleeping and continued watching after she awoke from her sleep.
Could anyone shed some light on this? Thanks.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
ex1) I was watching TV while she slept.
I know it's normally the case that the time length of the event in the subordinate clause is longer than that of the event in the main clause.
ex2) I got a text message while I was working out at the gym.
But I'm not sure if that holds true for all 'while' clauses.
I think the exact opposite of what I just stated in the beginning can very well be true as well: it seems possible that I started watching TV before she began sleeping and continued watching after she awoke from her sleep.
Could anyone shed some light on this? Thanks.
Top answer
jooney I was watching TV while she slept. Correct. jooney I got a text message while I was working out at the gym.
- jooney I was watching TV while she slept.
- Correct.
- jooney I got a text message while I was working out at the gym.
- Correct.
- jooney I think the exact opposite of what I just stated in the beginning can very well be true as well: it seems possible that I started watching TV before she began sleeping and continued watching after she awoke from her sleep.
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jooneyI was watching TV while she slept.Correct.
jooneyI got a text message while I was working out at the gym.Correct.
jooneyI think the exact opposite of what I just stated in the beginning can very well be true as well: it seems possible that I started watching TV before she began slee
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Thank you so much, CJ. I've been reading your anwers to various types of grammar questions posted on this forum and they certanly have helped me understand things much better. Thank you.
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