Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Its time for Learning...How to use during and while in english

Dear My Best Friend,

Lets we talk about the two words during and while, sometimes we confuse of using these words. OK, for a our best improvement on learning English please read the following article :

The words during and while have similar meanings but are used differently grammatically.

Here is a very basic explanation:

The word during is followed by a noun or noun phrase:
- During my vacation in Geneva I made lots of friends.


The word while is followed by a clause (subject + verb):
- While I was in Geneva I made lots of friends.

You would also use while in cases where a clause is understood, but some of the words have been omitted:
- While in Geneva I made lots of friends.
(The words "I was" are understood in this sentence.)

I hope with this article will give us the best.

Thanks

1 comment:

  1. Great subject for learning, the explanation was easy to understand. Now i can differentiate the use of during and while.

    Thx a lot

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