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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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