{"id":1682,"date":"2021-04-21T14:49:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/?page_id=1682"},"modified":"2021-04-21T15:08:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:08:17","slug":"the-subordinating-conjunction-while","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-subordinating-conjunction-forming-the-complex-sentence\/the-subordinating-conjunction-while\/","title":{"rendered":"The Subordinating Conjunction: While"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2021\/04\/mountaineer-2100050_1280.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2021\/04\/mountaineer-2100050_1280.jpg?resize=678%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2021\/04\/mountaineer-2100050_1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2021\/04\/mountaineer-2100050_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2021\/04\/mountaineer-2100050_1280.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2021\/04\/mountaineer-2100050_1280.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article was first published on the 21st of April, 2021 by<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patrickcarpen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Patrick Carpen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last updated: April 21, 2021 at 15:08 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like all subordinating conjunctions, the subordinating conjunction &#8220;while&#8221; is used to join a dependent clause to an independent clause thus forming a complex sentence. The coordinating conjunction &#8220;while&#8221; is used for two purposes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To show contrast. That is, to express opposite or differing ideas. <\/li><li>To show concurrence. That is, to show that two events are occurring at the same time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contrast<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love dogs, while my brother loves cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am Italian, while my wife is Swedish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When used to show contrast, the independent and dependent clauses are always separated by a comma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concurrence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I am climbing the mountain, he was filming me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was filming me while I was climbing the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When used to show concurrence, a comma is only needed if the dependent clause comes first as seen in the above examples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was first published on the 21st of April, 2021 by Patrick Carpen. 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