Re: Could "while" follow the gerund in the sentence below?
"He huffed and puffed going up the stairs." Does that mean after going upstairs he huffed or while going upstairs?
If it were after, it would say, "He huffed and puffed
after going up the stair
s."
It doesn't.
Could
while follow
going?: "He huffed and puffed going
while up the stairs." No. That doesn't make sense.
You could put it before
going: "He huffed and puffed
while going up the stairs." It would mean the same thing as the original sentence. But it would be wordier and wouldn't be natural.