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Fractal: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 183; Joined: Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:02 am; Location: Switzerland; Thanked: 5 times

by Fractal » Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:45 am

hey

can anybody explain the difference between "while" and "whereas" in detail?

thx a lot

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by GmatKiss » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:54 am

Fractal wrote:hey

can anybody explain the difference between "while" and "whereas" in detail?

thx a lot

Hi,

As far as i know while is used for time reference and whereas is used for clarification.
Eg:
while: While i was in the hospital, my brother was enjoying in the club. (Specific period)
whereas : Travelling by flight is cheaper whereas, travelling by train is safer (Clarity)

Regards,
GK

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Abhishek009: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 359; Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:37 amFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Kolkata, India; Thanked: 50 times

by Abhishek009 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:12 am

Gmat kiss has given a good explanation here is what I feel :

While can be used to describe about a period of time ...

Whereas can be used to describe situations which are contradictory in nature / in case of a conditional statement.

Abhishek

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by mundasingh123 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:03 am

GmatKiss wrote:
Fractal wrote:hey

can anybody explain the difference between "while" and "whereas" in detail?

thx a lot
Hi,

As far as i know while is used for time reference and whereas is used for clarification.
Eg:
while: While i was in the hospital, my brother was enjoying in the club. (Specific period)
whereas : Travelling by flight is cheaper whereas, travelling by train is safer (Clarity)

Regards,
GK

Is whereas a sub conjunction like while , although or a coordinating cunjunction like and

I Seek Explanations Not Answers

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by force5 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:19 am

"whereas" is a subordinate conjunction and hence introduces a subordinate clause.

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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:56 pm

The only coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.

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