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Omit "when" in a sentence when use it When and why can you omit “when” (or other conjunctions or prepositions) before a verb+ing wordgerund clause that’s used adverbially?

  1. I had a bad experience working there.

Is that sentence correct, or must I have a bad experience working there.write:

  1. I had a bad experience when working there.
  2. I had a bad experience while working there.

Isor even:

  1. I had a bad experience while I was working there.
  2. I had a bad experience when I worked there.

It seems like sometimes gerund–participle clauses (meaning -ing clauses) can be directly used in an adverbial way, without any sort of conjunction or preposition joining them to the aboverest of the sentence correct? Thanks guys.

  1. Working there, I developed a real sweet tooth.
  2. While working there, I developed a real sweet tooth.
  3. By working there, I developed a real sweet tooth.
  4. I developed a real sweet tooth working there.
  5. I developed a real sweet tooth while working there.
  6. I developed a real sweet tooth by working there.

Are there rules governing when you can use a gerund clause on its own like this without a connecting word?

Omit "when" in a sentence when use it before a verb+ing word

I have a bad experience working there.

Is the above sentence correct? Thanks guys.

When and why can you omit “when” (or other conjunctions or prepositions) before a gerund clause that’s used adverbially?

  1. I had a bad experience working there.

Is that sentence correct, or must I write:

  1. I had a bad experience when working there.
  2. I had a bad experience while working there.

or even:

  1. I had a bad experience while I was working there.
  2. I had a bad experience when I worked there.

It seems like sometimes gerund–participle clauses (meaning -ing clauses) can be directly used in an adverbial way, without any sort of conjunction or preposition joining them to the rest of the sentence.

  1. Working there, I developed a real sweet tooth.
  2. While working there, I developed a real sweet tooth.
  3. By working there, I developed a real sweet tooth.
  4. I developed a real sweet tooth working there.
  5. I developed a real sweet tooth while working there.
  6. I developed a real sweet tooth by working there.

Are there rules governing when you can use a gerund clause on its own like this without a connecting word?

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Omit "when" in a sentence when use it before a verb+ing word

I have a bad experience working there.

Is the above sentence correct? Thanks guys.