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Mon 27 Aug, 2012 02:59 am
I got the following sentence from wiki dictionary:
While - although
This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
That is, it can only be followed by an adjective:
This football team, while young, has nerves of steel. (My sentence)
When "while" is followed by a clause, it will mean "at the same time"?
@oristarA,
Quote:When "while" is followed by a clause, it will mean "at the same time"?
I'm not sure I know exactly what you mean, but I think in either case when "while" is used in the meaning of "although" you can follow it with whatever you like. In short, the two can be treated as synonymous.
The football team, while on average twenty prounds lighter per man than its opponents, has nerves of steel.
This case, while it piques one's interest, is frustrating.
@oristarA,
oristarA wrote:
That is, it can only be followed by an adjective
I found the Wiktionary entry:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/while It doesn't say that 'while', used to mean 'although', can only be followed by an adjective. While an adjective is used in the example, other possibilities exist.
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