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Old 10-Jul-2007, 03:58
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Question Rule..

Is there any rules about the position of the adverb "AFTERWARD(S)" in a sentence?

Is wrong to write, "I greeted him afterwards, we had talked about his pet"???????

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That's OK, as long as the previous sentence tells us about the event that 'afterwards' referes to.
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I think that it is not wrong what you said !But the word afterwards has a place in a sentence which cannot be changed!
  • After cannot be used alone as a linking word to join one thing that happens with another thing that happens after that. Instead, use (and) then, (and) afterwards, or (and after that:
  • EXAMPLE: We went to a party and afterwards we went to a club!
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All I can say is, "THANK A LOT" for the explaination.
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