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Help the amateur chef complete their funny recipe review by choosing the right words.
The kitchen fire alarm went off loudly _________________________ our baking class. We all had to stand outside in the cold _________________________ the firefighters checked the oven. Thankfully, everything was safe, and we finally got to eat our burnt cookies _________________________ they left!
during
We use during followed by a noun or noun phrase (like "our baking class") to mean "throughout the course of" that event. You cannot use "while" here because there is no subject and verb.
while
We use while followed by a full clause (subject + verb, like "the firefighters checked") to talk about two actions happening at the same time.
after
We use after to show that an action happens later than another event. They ate the cookies once the firefighters were gone!