Is it correct to shorten sentences as given below when using "while"? Hi friends, Is it correct to shorten sentences as given below when using "while"? Long sentence: I saw Sam while we were waiting

Niwantha

Is it correct to shorten sentences as given below when using "while"? Hi friends, Is it correct to shorten sentences as given below when using "while"? Long sentence: I saw Sam while we were waiting for the bus. Shorten sentence: I saw Sam while waiting for the bus. Long sentence: I fell asleep while I was watching TV. Shorten sentence: I fell asleep while watching TV. Thanks in advance! Niwantha

2018年11月5日 02:02

回答 · 6

Second is perfect, first is not. In the first sentence the subjects of the main and subordinate clause are different (I, we), if you remove 'we', the implied subject becomes 'I'. This is grammatically correct, and also true, but the meaning is now different.

2018年11月5日

Hello Niwantha! Yes, these shortened sentences are correct. A little information is lost in the first example - the fact that more than one person was waiting for the bus when the person speaking saw Sam, but the overall meaning remains intact.

2018年11月5日

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