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Tju [1.3M]
3 years ago
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Read the sentence. While she slept the alarm kept ringing in jamie's ear. According to the elements of style, what is the correc

t way to revise this sentenc
English
1 answer:
8_murik_8 [283]3 years ago
7 0

The correct way would be: While she was sleeping, the alarm kept ringing in Jamie's ear.

<u><em>While</em></u> contains the element of duration and it is better to use a progressive form.

<u><em>Sleeping</em></u><em> </em>is a verb that has duration, so it should not be conjugated in the past simple if there is a simultaneous action.

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