MG Idioms - As a

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MG Idioms - As a

by cbenk121 » Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:14 pm
"While in childhood, I delivered newspapers."

This sentence is labeled wrong, while this is labeled right:

"As a child, I delivered newspapers."

How is "while in childhood" grammatically incorrect? Thanks!