difference between "while" and "whereas"

[Rosalisa]

Hi Teachers,

1. In team-teaching, one person may teach reading whereas the other dealing with conversational skills. (I think the wrong one is "dealing with"...it should be changed to "deals with"...

2. Thurgood Marshall was appointed to an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1967. ( I find "to an" wrong...and change it to "as"...is that right?

3. Could you tell me the differences between "while" and "whereas" or are they the same?

Thanks.
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[Alan]

Hi,

[Rosalisa]

Thank you very much indeed for clearing my doubt, Alan. Hmm...I have one sentence and I'm wondering if "while" can be replaced by "whereas"...

Ex: While John teaching English, Mary played the music.
(Can I replace 'while' by 'whereas' here?)

Thanks in advance.
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[Yankee]

Hi Roaslisa

Your last sentence isn't grammatically correct. You could say something like this:

While John was teaching English, Mary played the/some music. (reference to time)

-OR-

Mary is a musician while/whereas John is an English teacher. (contrast)

Amy

[Rosalisa]

Hi Amy,

Can I say "Whereas teaching English, I heard someone talk about me?"
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[Alan]

No, as I explained, 'while' tends to be used for time so here in your sentence it would have to be 'while'

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[Rosalisa]

Thanks very much, Alan. But is there a possibility that " whereas" can be used in this form " Whereas + Verb-ing......, clause" ?
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[Alan]

Yes -

Travelling there by car is enjoyable whereas travelling by plane is much quicker.

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