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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
While
Overall, India boasts of a splendid record against Bangladesh, having won 26 games while losing only 5.
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What is grammatical form, function and meaning of "while" in the given context?
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A conjunction. a=british
- A conjunction.
- a=british
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Overall, India boasts of a splendid record against Bangladesh, having won 26 games while losing only 5.
The primary meaning of "while" is durational, as in While waiting for the bus, I read my newspaper.
But it has a secondary sense equivalent to "whereas", as seen in your example, where the meaning expressed is one of contrast, not co-duration,
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