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    #1 23-Apr-2017, 21:37

    After getting promoted

    I am wondering if my sentence sounds natural. I feel there is a mistake somewhere, but I can't find it. Would you please correct my mistakes?

    After getting promoted, married, and buying his house, John thought he had never had it so good.
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    #2 23-Apr-2017, 21:50

    Re: After getting promoted

    Married is stranded there, connecting with neither the preceding nor the following phrase. Say either getting promoted, getting married, and buying a house or getting promoted, marrying,
    and buying a house.
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    #3 23-Apr-2017, 21:51

    Re: After getting promoted

    There are no mistakes, but consider the following suggestion.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bassim View Post
    After getting being promoted, getting married, and buying his house, John thought he'd had never had it so good.
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