Confusing Grammar Terms | During vs While With Examples
Learn the difference between During or While with usage, examples, and some interesting facts. In this lesson, you’ll learn that is During or While are used as Prepositions or Not. During vs while! During and while are similar in meaning (function), but they are used differently grammatically.
This lesson contains:
- Is It During a PREPOSITION?
- Is it While a PREPOSITION?
- Definitions of During or While.
- Usages of During or While.
- Examples of During or While.
During vs. While
Is It During a Preposition?
During is a preposition that is used before activity to indicate that a parallel action is happening at the same time as that activity.
Example:
- What did you discuss during dinner?
During is followed by a noun, which often represents an activity (During + noun).
Example:
- I had a good time during the trip.
Is it While a Preposition?
While is a conjunction that is used to refer to a background period of time in which another activity happened.
Example:
- They all took notes while the professor gave the lecture.
While is followed by a clause (While + subject + verb…)
Example:
- I did it while I was drunk.
Difference Between During or While
