Difference between revisions of "After"
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Takes three types of objects: a noun / noun phrase, a participial clause, a sentence. | Takes three types of objects: a noun / noun phrase, a participial clause, a sentence. | ||
*I saw her after lunch. | *I saw her after lunch. | ||
| − | *I saw her after having desert. | + | *They walked in after the meeting. |
| + | *I saw her after ''having desert''. | ||
| + | *After ''spending so much money'', I had to work a lot of hours. | ||
*I saw her after the waiter dropped her food. | *I saw her after the waiter dropped her food. | ||
| + | *After you put your mask on, you become anonymous. | ||
| − | or it can take a null-object, but in that case the variant '''afterwards''' is used | + | <u>or</u> it can take a null-object, but in that case the variant '''afterwards''' is used |
*-- Didn't you see the mistake before you sent the email?! | *-- Didn't you see the mistake before you sent the email?! | ||
*-- No, only afterwards. :( | *-- No, only afterwards. :( | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 29 April 2020
preposition
Takes three types of objects: a noun / noun phrase, a participial clause, a sentence.
- I saw her after lunch.
- They walked in after the meeting.
- I saw her after having desert.
- After spending so much money, I had to work a lot of hours.
- I saw her after the waiter dropped her food.
- After you put your mask on, you become anonymous.
or it can take a null-object, but in that case the variant afterwards is used
- -- Didn't you see the mistake before you sent the email?!
- -- No, only afterwards. :(
