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

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

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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)

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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.
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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
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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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