maral55
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Today I heard something new that I didn't know before and It really makes me wonder how much of it is correct or if it's grammatically correct do the people really care to apply this rule in their conversations?
It's about the differences between these words.
for example this test.
It can be very difficult to work with Mr- ................. he is a very kind manager.
1. when 2. therefor 3.while 4.even though
is this sentence wrong? It can be very difficult to work with Mr- even though he is a very kind manager.
I heard this from a teacher that the answer is while because while and whereas shows a type of contrast that is expectable!! and we can not use even though because it shows a contrast that is not expectable I mean like something extraordinary has happened! like in the following test. The question is aren't they interchangeable here?
He still behaves like a little child ...............he is 25 now.
1.although 2. whereas 3 . beacuse 4. while
and the answer here is 1. ( I agree that although seems much better here)
This is something I hadn't heard about it until now and if it's really a 100 percent rule then well it shows that maybe I'll have to start from the beginning!!
It's about the differences between these words.
for example this test.
It can be very difficult to work with Mr- ................. he is a very kind manager.
1. when 2. therefor 3.while 4.even though
is this sentence wrong? It can be very difficult to work with Mr- even though he is a very kind manager.
I heard this from a teacher that the answer is while because while and whereas shows a type of contrast that is expectable!! and we can not use even though because it shows a contrast that is not expectable I mean like something extraordinary has happened! like in the following test. The question is aren't they interchangeable here?
He still behaves like a little child ...............he is 25 now.
1.although 2. whereas 3 . beacuse 4. while
and the answer here is 1. ( I agree that although seems much better here)
This is something I hadn't heard about it until now and if it's really a 100 percent rule then well it shows that maybe I'll have to start from the beginning!!