W<\/strong>hen<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0while <\/b>function\u00a0as\u00a0subordinating conjunctions <\/b>and is used\u00a0to introduce an\u00a0adverbial time clause<\/b>. It indicates during the time that<\/b>\u00a0and shows the action is or was happening when the other action occurred:<\/p>\n Similarly,\u00a0as and whilst<\/strong> are used in the same way. As and whilst’s tone is rather more formal or literary.<\/p>\n D<\/strong>uring<\/b>\u00a0is a preposition<\/strong> that introduces a longer duration. It is used with either a\u00a0noun\u00a0<\/b>or a\u00a0noun phrase<\/b>:<\/p>\n When <\/b>is used and\u00a0not while<\/strong>, when trying to express that the action happens simultaneously as the longer one or the event that is referred to in the main clause:<\/p>\n Moreover,\u00a0when <\/b>and\u00a0not while<\/strong> is used to express that one action happens subsequently after another and to talk about duration in the past.<\/p>\n Instead of using when, we can use\u00a0whenever<\/b>\u00a0to mean\u00a0every time\u00a0<\/b>that<\/b>:<\/p>\n We often use\u00a0while<\/b>\u00a0when talking about the longer action of two events or when talking about two longer actions that occur at the same time:<\/p>\n Keep in mind that even though we usually use a progressive tense, it is also possible to use simple tenses to talk about longer action involving a while time clause.<\/p>\n Furthermore, if the main and subordinate clauses have the same subject, you may leave out the\u00a0subject <\/b>and verb be<\/b>\u00a0in the\u00a0when-\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0while-clause<\/b>:<\/p>\n We do not only use while<\/strong>\u00a0to introduce an adverbial time clause. It is often used more formally to connect or balance contrasting ideas:<\/p>\n In the examples above, the while-clause is usually placed first\u00a0<\/b>of the two contrasting ideas.<\/p>\n Meanwhile <\/b>or\u00a0during this time, is a\u00a0linking adverb<\/b>\u00a0which is used to link and contrast ideas between two sentences. It is used to express that two events are happening simultaneously:<\/p>\n In cases when\u00a0while<\/b>\u00a0are used as a\u00a0noun<\/b>, almost always, it is used with an indefinite article:<\/p>\n USE WHEN OR WHILE When\u00a0and\u00a0while function\u00a0as\u00a0subordinating conjunctions and is used\u00a0to introduce an\u00a0adverbial time clause. It indicates during the time that\u00a0and shows the action is or was happening when the other action occurred: The phone rang\u00a0when \/ while\u00a0she was doing the laundry. When \/ While\u00a0she was doing the laundry, the phone rang. Similarly,\u00a0as and whilst are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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\n<\/i><\/li>\nUSE WHILE TO SHOW CONTRASTING IDEAS<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/i><\/li>\nMEANWHILE MEANS “DURING THIS TIME”<\/b><\/h2>\n
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