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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
What is the difference?
Hi,
What is the difference for the following?
1. Having finished the work, he went to ...
2. Upon having finished the work, he went to ...
3. After having finished the work, he went to ...
What is the difference for the following?
1. Having finished the work, he went to ...
2. Upon having finished the work, he went to ...
3. After having finished the work, he went to ...
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Hi B I see no actual difference between 1 and 3. No. 2 is rarely used, but one of the meanings of on and upon is 'immediately after'.
- Hi B I see no actual difference between 1 and 3.
- No.
- 2 is rarely used, but one of the meanings of on and upon is 'immediately after'.
- So sentence No.
- 2 means Immedialtely after he had finished the work he went to...
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Hi B
I see no actual difference between 1 and 3. No. 2 is rarely used, but one of the meanings of on and upon is 'immediately after'. So sentence No. 2 means Immedialtely after he had finished the work he went to...
This meaning is more often see in other expressions. Here's one:
The king said that on his return to Sweden.
I see no actual difference between 1 and 3. No. 2 is rarely used, but one of the meanings of on and upon is 'immediately after'. So sentence No. 2 means Immedialtely after he had finished the work he went to...
This meaning is more often see in other expressions. Here's one:
The king said that on his return to Sweden.
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