i want this to mean ,,,i saw some students eat lunch while they were taking a test. and can i change it to like,,,,,i saw some students eat lunch taking a test ( without the while?)
one more question, could it mean while I was taking a test too?
2007-02-10 14:48:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Studying Abroad
Drop out first person, then there's no confusion.
"While they were taking a test, some students were eating lunch."
2007-02-10 17:12:18 · answer #1 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last one just doesn't flow correctly. It doesn't mean you were taking a test too.
Personally I would try: I saw some students eating lunch while taking a test. This removes the redundant "they were" and makes the verb tense parallel. You could change your last sentence to: I saw some students eating lunch and taking a test. But this does not clearly state that they were doing it at the same time.
2007-02-10 15:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by Arrow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't make sense if you take out the 'while' but you could replace it with 'and'.
And the 'one more question' I don't understand what you're asking. Sorry
2007-02-10 14:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by ~∂Їβ~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋