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'from the library' vs 'in the library'



 
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'from the library' vs 'in the library' #1 (permalink) Fri Mar 06, 2009 19:15 pm   'from the library' vs 'in the library'
 

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ESL/EFL Test #171 "Common subordinating conjunctions", question 4

Please read the book ......... it's still available from the library.

(a) before
(b) although
(c) since
(d) while

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ESL/EFL Test #171 "Common subordinating conjunctions", answer 4

Please read the book while it's still available from the library.

Correct answer: (d) while
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Why is it 'from the library'? It should be 'in the library'

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'from the library' vs 'in the library' #2 (permalink) Sat Mar 07, 2009 14:06 pm   'from the library' vs 'in the library'
 

Nevertheless, you question is valid, and can only be seen as " while it is available from the library " ..... meaning, I suppose, available from THAT library.
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'from the library' vs 'in the library' #3 (permalink) Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:43 pm   'from the library' vs 'in the library'
 

why do we use " while" here not since?
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'from the library' vs 'in the library' #4 (permalink) Fri Jun 05, 2009 13:56 pm   'from the library' vs 'in the library'
 

Books are normally taken to one's home to be read. The book is available NOW. That is before someone else takes it home.
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