Idx | 0099 |
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Keyword | afterwards |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ? |
Error Sentence | We started going out together just to have fun, as friends. Afterwards we both realized that there was more than just friendship. |
Correct Sentence | We started going out together just to have fun, as friends. Later on we both realized that there was more than just friendship. |
Cloze Error Sentence | We started going out together just to have fun, as friends. [[Afterwards]] we both realized that there was more than just friendship. |
Cloze Sentence | We started going out together just to have fun, as friends. [[Later on]] we both realized that there was more than just friendship. |
Cloze Answer | Later on |
Choices | Afterwards | Later on |
Explanation | Afterwards suggests that the next thing happens as soon as the last thing has finished: 'On Saturday morning I went to see Adrian in hospital. Afterwards I drove into town to do some shopping.' When there is a long interval or delay between two actions or events, use later on: 'I couldn't understand why she hadn't answered my letters. Later on I discovered that she had moved to a new address.' |
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