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1. Please water the plants while I am away.
2. Please water the plants while I am absent.
3. Please water the plants in my absence.
4.Please water the plants while I am not here.
5. Please water the plants while I am out.
6. Please water the plants while I am on a business trip.
7. Please water the plants while I am at work.
(Are they all grammatical? Are the expressions from #1 to #5 the same? Thank you for your help.)
2. Please water the plants while I am absent.
3. Please water the plants in my absence.
4.Please water the plants while I am not here.
5. Please water the plants while I am out.
6. Please water the plants while I am on a business trip.
7. Please water the plants while I am at work.
(Are they all grammatical? Are the expressions from #1 to #5 the same? Thank you for your help.)
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1, 3, 4, and 6 mean about the same thing.
2, 5, and 7 mean a more temporary absence -- like being absent from class or work or like being out for the evening -- but not away from home on a trip of several days or a week or more.
2, 5, and 7 mean a more temporary absence -- like being absent from class or work or like being out for the evening -- but not away from home on a trip of several days or a week or more.
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