and
if you feed one but not the other, that is permitted
ppauper wrote:and
if you feed one but not the other, that is permitted
Traden4Alpha wrote:]
P.S. "While" is a time-related word implying factor X is affecting a dynamic system over time.
conjunction: while
1. during the time that; at the same time as.
"nothing much changed while he was away"
2. whereas (indicating a contrast).
"one person wants out, while the other wants the relationship to continue"
katastrofa wrote:Should I use a comma in the below sentence?
"Factor X reduces the value of a and b [to commar or not to commar] while increasing the value of c."
ppauper wrote:Traden4Alpha wrote:]
P.S. "While" is a time-related word implying factor X is affecting a dynamic system over time.
this statement is inaccurate because "while" as a conjunction has more than one meaning.conjunction: while
1. during the time that; at the same time as.
"nothing much changed while he was away"
2. whereas (indicating a contrast).
"one person wants out, while the other wants the relationship to continue"
"while" is the correct word to use here.
However, a stickler for grammar might take exception to the use of a "dangling participle."
Thinking back many years to my PhD defense, I remember being savaged by one of the examiners (who was a very senior person in my field) for having several dangling participles in my dissertation, and I suspect he would rather wrote "while it increases"
ppauper wrote:Perhaps,
Factor X reduces the value of a and b and increases the value of c.
or
Factor X reduces the value of a and b but increases the value of c.
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