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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
After paying for food
Can I say,
(a) A boy was in a queue at the noodle stall in the canteen. After paying, he found a seat.
(b) After paying for food / After paying money, he found a seat.
(a) A boy was in a queue at the noodle stall in the canteen. After paying, he found a seat.
(b) After paying for food / After paying money, he found a seat.
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a is correct b is correct, but "after paying money" is better since "for food" is not needed, if we know that the boy was at a noodle stall.
- a is correct b is correct, but "after paying money" is better since "for food" is not needed, if we know that the boy was at a noodle stall.
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a is correct
b is correct, but "after paying money" is better since "for food" is not needed, if we know that the boy was at a noodle stall.
b is correct, but "after paying money" is better since "for food" is not needed, if we know that the boy was at a noodle stall.
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B is correct grammatically but semantically it sounds absolutely unnatural to me.
Paying -means giving your money to a merchant for goods you want to buy.
The word alone already contains this meaning already in the context of the sentence so there is no need to say "after paying money" and "paying for the noodle" in my opinion.
Paying -means giving your money to a merchant for goods you want to buy.
The word alone already contains this meaning already in the context of the sentence so there is no need to say "after paying money" and "paying for the noodle" in my opinion.
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