If and While

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If noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.

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While and if are semantically related. In some cases you can use "While" instead a conjunction "If".

While conjunction - In spite of the fact that.

Usage example: while this term paper is very well done, it's still late

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If and while are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "If" instead a conjunction "While".

single	single if	single while
real	real if	real while
big	big if	big while
serious	serious if	serious while
Other adjectives: little, political, several.

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