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Soupster Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Follow Up

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"Shots rang out from every direction as the militia followed up behind him. "

How is "follow up" different from "follow"?
  

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soupster "Shots rang out from every direction as the militia followed up behind him. " To follow something, means to come or go after it; move or relocate as to go its trail. To follow up something, on the other hand, is to build upon it; continue or proceed from it.

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  • soupster "Shots rang out from every direction as the militia followed up behind him.
  • " To follow something, means to come or go after it; move or relocate as to go its trail.
  • To follow up something, on the other hand, is to build upon it; continue or proceed from it.
  • In the qoutation above, followed up means the militia showed up and added to the ongoing scene.
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soupster"Shots rang out from every direction as the militia followed up behind him. "
To follow something, means to come or go after it; move or relocate as to go its trail. To follow up something, on the other hand, is to build upon it; continue or proceed from it.

In the qoutation above, followed up means the militia showed up and added to the ongoi
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