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Vasuarm Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Laughter
Please correct the following sentence, thank you.
Hearing my joke, my uncle let out a peal of laughter.
Hearing my joke, my uncle let out a peal of laughter.
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The sentence is correct. You could also say: When/On/After hearing my joke, my uncle let out a peal of laughter. There are subtle differences in meaning.
- The sentence is correct.
- You could also say: When/On/After hearing my joke, my uncle let out a peal of laughter.
- There are subtle differences in meaning.
- After implies the most clearly that your uncle first heard the joke and laughed afterwards.
- In the original sentence your uncle may have begun laughing while listening to the joke.
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The sentence is correct. You could also say:
When/On/After hearing my joke, my uncle let out a peal of laughter.
There are subtle differences in meaning. After implies the most clearly that your uncle first heard the joke and laughed afterwards. In the original sentence your uncle may have begun laughing while listening to the joke.
CB
When/On/After hearing my joke, my uncle let out a peal of laughter.
There are subtle differences in meaning. After implies the most clearly that your uncle first heard the joke and laughed afterwards. In the original sentence your uncle may have begun laughing while listening to the joke.
CB
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