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 | + | *I went home after ''that''. |
*I met him just after ''that interminable meeting about the cost of the special new widget-counting machine''. | *I met him just after ''that interminable meeting about the cost of the special new widget-counting machine''. | ||
− | * | + | *Mary got here after ''Cybèle''. |
*I saw her after ''having desert''. | *I saw her after ''having desert''. | ||
*After ''spending so much money'', I had to work a lot of hours. | *After ''spending so much money'', I had to work a lot of hours. |
Latest revision as of 18:33, 29 April 2020
preposition
Takes three types of objects: a noun / noun phrase, a participial clause, a sentence.
- I went home after that.
- I met him just after that interminable meeting about the cost of the special new widget-counting machine.
- Mary got here after Cybèle.
- 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. :(