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· 1 Months ago

while in place of when

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval [] corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C) If a sentence is free from error, blacken the ova corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.

I sprained my ankle (A)/ when I was (B)/ playing basketball.(C) / No error.(D)

Options:
A)

(A)

B)

(B)

C)

(C)

D)

(D)

Solution:

Ans: (b)

Use of 'when' indicates that the ankle sprained at the time of playing basketball 'while' indicates that playing basketball was the cause of spraining ankle.Thus through 'when' is grammatically correct.'while' conveys the intended meaning better.

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· 1 Months ago

Dear student
We have fixed it.

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