Grammar Quiz: While or During

Topic: Conjunctions | Level: Beginner

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Instructions: Clue- 'During' is a preposition and 'while' is a conjunction.

Q1 - We met ___ the Xmas holidays.
Q2 - I learned French ____ I was working in a wine bar in Paris.
Q3 - It happened ____ I was out.
Q4 - It happened ____ my lunchbreak.
Q5 - It happened ___ the flooding.
Q6 - It happened ___ the floods.
Q7 - I fell alseep _____ the film.
Q8 - I fell alseep _____ I was watching the film.
Q9 - We had a lot of trouble ____ the journey.
Q10 - ____ working there, I met some really nice people.

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Instructions: Clue- 'During' is a preposition and 'while' is a conjunction.

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Q1 - We met ___ the Xmas holidays.
during
while
Q2 - I learned French ____ I was working in a wine bar in Paris.
during
while
Q3 - It happened ____ I was out.
during
while
Q4 - It happened ____ my lunchbreak.
during
while
Q5 - It happened ___ the flooding.
during
while
Q6 - It happened ___ the floods.
during
while
Q7 - I fell alseep _____ the film.
during
while
Q8 - I fell alseep _____ I was watching the film.
during
while
Q9 - We had a lot of trouble ____ the journey.
during
while
Q10 - ____ working there, I met some really nice people.
During
While

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