“I was ill while the holiday.”
What's wrong? Choose the right one.
during + a thing (during the lesson); while + a sentence or an -ing word (while I was eating, while eating); for + how long (for two hours).
Not: I was ill while the holiday.
Say: I was ill during the holiday.
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Questions where people make this mistake.
THE QUESTIONS
- Nobody said a word ______ the test.during · since · for · while
- Mia studied ______ three hours last night.for · since · while · during
- Ben missed a lot of lessons ______ the term because he was ill for weeks.since · during · while · at
Show the answers
- duringnot for: during, while or fornot while: during, while or for
- fornot since: since or fornot while: during, while or fornot during: during, while or for
- duringnot while: during, while or for