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Synchronous

Definition​

Used when: there is some degree of temporal overlap between the events described by the arguments. All forms of overlap are included.

Examples​

Example 1:
(1) A: Jessie left the package on the porch
(2) A: while checking out if Lora was home.
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(2) --Synchronous--> (1)

Simultaneously, Jessie left the package on the porch while checking out if Lora was home.

References​

See "Temporal.Synchronous" in the Penn Discourse Tree Bank Annotation Manual.