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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
While or when
Which is acceptable, (1) or (2) ?
(2) When Jilly was trying to make the robot dog say something again, she was shocked to hear the robot dog shout "You are stupid!".
(1) While Jilly was trying to make the robot dog say something again, she was shocked to hear the robot dog shout "You are stupid!".
(2) When Jilly was trying to make the robot dog say something again, she was shocked to hear the robot dog shout "You are stupid!".
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I'd use only #1. The past continuous tense usually doesn't work well "when" even though there are some exceptions.
- I'd use only #1.
- The past continuous tense usually doesn't work well "when" even though there are some exceptions.
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I'd use only #1. The past continuous tense usually doesn't work well "when" even though there are some exceptions.
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