There are rules, but who's listening? Awhile is an adverb that means "for a while," whereas "while" is a noun meaning "a period of time." Generally, the two-word form "a while" should be used when following a preposition ("I will read for a while"), or with the words ago or back ("a while ago/back").
Is it stay awhile or stay a while?
It can modify a verb like “stay,” as in “stay awhile.” But here comes the hard part: A noun phrase that expresses a time element or duration is an adverbial. So “Stay a while,” which uses the noun “while,” is correct.
How do you use awhile in a sentence?
Awhile sentence example
- Maybe you should hold off awhile until your shoulder gets better. ...
- "I might be gone awhile , Talia," she said. ...
- At last they reached a great forest, and, being quite tired, they decided to rest awhile and look for nuts before going any further.
