Read the sentence. While she slept the alarm kept ringing in jamie's ear. According to the elements of style, what is the correc

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8_murik_8 [283] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-21T11:22:06+03:00

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

While contains the element of duration and it is better to use a progressive form.

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