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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

While

While the Bangladeshi players wore anti-pollution masks during the fielding session in the morning, there were no such concerns for the Indian team as it practised in the afternoon.
I read the above in Timesofindia online.
Please explain the grammatical form and function of "while" in "while the Bangladesh..."
  

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I'll leave it to others to explain the form and function, but the meaning is like using "but" between the clauses. The Bangladeshi players wore anti-pollution masks during the fielding session in the morning, but there were no such concerns for the Indian team as it practised in the afternoon. CJ

  • I'll leave it to others to explain the form and function, but the meaning is like using "but" between the clauses.
  • The Bangladeshi players wore anti-pollution masks during the fielding session in the morning, but there were no such concerns for the Indian team as it practised in the afternoon.
  • CJ
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I'll leave it to others to explain the form and function, but the meaning is like using "but" between the clauses.

The Bangladeshi players wore anti-pollution masks during the fielding session in the morning, but there were no such concerns for the Indian team as it practised in the afternoon.

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