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08 Jan 2010, 02:19
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In the late 19th century, when Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught as many Astronomy majors in a given year as there are today, when Vassar is a much larger, coeducational college.
A) when Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught as many Astronomy majors in a given year as there are there today, when
B) when Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, in a given year, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught just as many Astronomy majors as there are in a given year today, when
C) while Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught a number of Astronomy majors in a given year such as there are today, when
D) while Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught such a number of Astronomy majors in a given year as are there today, whereas
E) when Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught a number of Astronomy majors just as large in a given year as the number that is there today, while
I don't like the second "when" for some reason. I don't dispute the answer, but why is the present (today) referred to "when" and not "while" (which implies concurrence)?
A) when Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught as many Astronomy majors in a given year as there are there today, when
B) when Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, in a given year, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught just as many Astronomy majors as there are in a given year today, when
C) while Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught a number of Astronomy majors in a given year such as there are today, when
D) while Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught such a number of Astronomy majors in a given year as are there today, whereas
E) when Vassar was a small, recently founded women ’ s college, founding professor and astronomer Maria Mitchell taught a number of Astronomy majors just as large in a given year as the number that is there today, while
OA: A
I don't like the second "when" for some reason. I don't dispute the answer, but why is the present (today) referred to "when" and not "while" (which implies concurrence)?
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08 Jan 2010, 04:40
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This question was already debated:
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In regards to when and while... Think about it - you are given a specific time - late 19th century. So you should use when.
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In regards to when and while... Think about it - you are given a specific time - late 19th century. So you should use when.
08 Jan 2010, 12:26
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goes for concision and in keeping as many as correct...!
goes for concision and in keeping as many as correct...!
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