Language/English/Grammar/-After--as-an-adverb
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"After" as an adverb
Shortly after, etc[edit | edit source]
After can be used in adverb phrases like shortly after, long after, a few days after, etc.
Example:
- We had oysters for supper. Shortly after, I began to feel ill.
In more exact expressions of time, later is more common.
Example:
- They started the job on the 16th and finished three weeks later.
After not used alone[edit | edit source]
After is not normally used alone as an adverb. Instead, we use other expressions like afterwards (American English also afterward), then or after that.
Example:
- I'm going to do my exams, and afterwards I'm going to study medicine. (not and after, I'm going. . .)
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- False Ellipsis (Part 2)
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