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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

'finish' vs 'finish with ~'

Could you tell me what the difference is between "Have you finished the paper yet?" and "Have you finished with the paper yet"?
  

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lucas21c Have you finished the paper yet? Have you read the entire paper? lucas21c Have you finished with the paper yet?

  • lucas21c Have you finished the paper yet?
  • Have you read the entire paper?
  • lucas21c Have you finished with the paper yet?
  • Have you read as much of the paper as you want to?
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lucas21cHave you finished the paper yet?
Have you read the entire paper?
lucas21cHave you finished with the paper yet?
Have you read as much of the paper as you want to?
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Actually, here, the 'paper' means an essay. If so, can I understand your answers in the following ways?

Have you finished the paper yet?
=> Have you completed the entire paper?

Have you finished with the paper yet?
=> Have you completed as much of the paper as you want to?

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