What is the difference between ‘On + ing ‘ and ‘ing ‘?
- On having killed the guard he dragged him into the bushes.
- Having killed the guard he dragged him into the bushes.
What is the difference between them?
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- On having killed the guard he dragged him into the bushes.
- Having killed the guard he dragged him into the bushes.
What is the difference between them?
meaning grammar
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option 1 sounds poncy and pretentious.
– WendyG
22 hours ago
He dragged him?
– Rusty Core
21 hours ago
@RustyCore he dragged the guard.
– Y. zeng
21 hours ago
On having killed the guard is bizarre. On killing the guard is a bit better but still sounds old-fashioned to me. Apart from that there's very little difference between (1) on killing the guard and (2) having killed the guard. In this use on can suggest a tiny bit more urgency than having, but the construction with having still means that one thing was done right after the other, and can be used with things that are urgent. It's much more natural so I would use that version, although I'd put a comma before he.
– Minty
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- On having killed the guard he dragged him into the bushes.
- Having killed the guard he dragged him into the bushes.
What is the difference between them?
meaning grammar
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- On having killed the guard he dragged him into the bushes.
- Having killed the guard he dragged him into the bushes.
What is the difference between them?
meaning grammar
meaning grammar
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option 1 sounds poncy and pretentious.
– WendyG
22 hours ago
He dragged him?
– Rusty Core
21 hours ago
@RustyCore he dragged the guard.
– Y. zeng
21 hours ago
On having killed the guard is bizarre. On killing the guard is a bit better but still sounds old-fashioned to me. Apart from that there's very little difference between (1) on killing the guard and (2) having killed the guard. In this use on can suggest a tiny bit more urgency than having, but the construction with having still means that one thing was done right after the other, and can be used with things that are urgent. It's much more natural so I would use that version, although I'd put a comma before he.
– Minty
2 hours ago
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option 1 sounds poncy and pretentious.
– WendyG
22 hours ago
He dragged him?
– Rusty Core
21 hours ago
@RustyCore he dragged the guard.
– Y. zeng
21 hours ago
On having killed the guard is bizarre. On killing the guard is a bit better but still sounds old-fashioned to me. Apart from that there's very little difference between (1) on killing the guard and (2) having killed the guard. In this use on can suggest a tiny bit more urgency than having, but the construction with having still means that one thing was done right after the other, and can be used with things that are urgent. It's much more natural so I would use that version, although I'd put a comma before he.
– Minty
2 hours ago
option 1 sounds poncy and pretentious.
– WendyG
22 hours ago
option 1 sounds poncy and pretentious.
– WendyG
22 hours ago
He dragged him?
– Rusty Core
21 hours ago
He dragged him?
– Rusty Core
21 hours ago
@RustyCore he dragged the guard.
– Y. zeng
21 hours ago
@RustyCore he dragged the guard.
– Y. zeng
21 hours ago
On having killed the guard is bizarre. On killing the guard is a bit better but still sounds old-fashioned to me. Apart from that there's very little difference between (1) on killing the guard and (2) having killed the guard. In this use on can suggest a tiny bit more urgency than having, but the construction with having still means that one thing was done right after the other, and can be used with things that are urgent. It's much more natural so I would use that version, although I'd put a comma before he.
– Minty
2 hours ago
On having killed the guard is bizarre. On killing the guard is a bit better but still sounds old-fashioned to me. Apart from that there's very little difference between (1) on killing the guard and (2) having killed the guard. In this use on can suggest a tiny bit more urgency than having, but the construction with having still means that one thing was done right after the other, and can be used with things that are urgent. It's much more natural so I would use that version, although I'd put a comma before he.
– Minty
2 hours ago
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On is the instance, action or occurrence when something is done.
It indicates that killing the guard prompted you to hide his body - you killed him and immediately knew to hide his body.
If he killed the guard, and was content leaving him in the open, started creeping away... but then heard more guards approaching - then that would be the prompt for hiding the body, not killing him, so you'd use having killed the guard, he dragged him into the bushes.
Of course if you've recently informed the reader that he killed the guard, avoid repeating yourself with something like he dragged the corpse into the bushes.
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I think you should add another sentence on both of the options because both will depend on it.
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On is the instance, action or occurrence when something is done.
It indicates that killing the guard prompted you to hide his body - you killed him and immediately knew to hide his body.
If he killed the guard, and was content leaving him in the open, started creeping away... but then heard more guards approaching - then that would be the prompt for hiding the body, not killing him, so you'd use having killed the guard, he dragged him into the bushes.
Of course if you've recently informed the reader that he killed the guard, avoid repeating yourself with something like he dragged the corpse into the bushes.
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On is the instance, action or occurrence when something is done.
It indicates that killing the guard prompted you to hide his body - you killed him and immediately knew to hide his body.
If he killed the guard, and was content leaving him in the open, started creeping away... but then heard more guards approaching - then that would be the prompt for hiding the body, not killing him, so you'd use having killed the guard, he dragged him into the bushes.
Of course if you've recently informed the reader that he killed the guard, avoid repeating yourself with something like he dragged the corpse into the bushes.
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On is the instance, action or occurrence when something is done.
It indicates that killing the guard prompted you to hide his body - you killed him and immediately knew to hide his body.
If he killed the guard, and was content leaving him in the open, started creeping away... but then heard more guards approaching - then that would be the prompt for hiding the body, not killing him, so you'd use having killed the guard, he dragged him into the bushes.
Of course if you've recently informed the reader that he killed the guard, avoid repeating yourself with something like he dragged the corpse into the bushes.
answered 18 hours ago
jManjMan
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On is the instance, action or occurrence when something is done.
It indicates that killing the guard prompted you to hide his body - you killed him and immediately knew to hide his body.
If he killed the guard, and was content leaving him in the open, started creeping away... but then heard more guards approaching - then that would be the prompt for hiding the body, not killing him, so you'd use having killed the guard, he dragged him into the bushes.
Of course if you've recently informed the reader that he killed the guard, avoid repeating yourself with something like he dragged the corpse into the bushes.
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I think you should add another sentence on both of the options because both will depend on it.
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I think you should add another sentence on both of the options because both will depend on it.
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I think you should add another sentence on both of the options because both will depend on it.
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I think you should add another sentence on both of the options because both will depend on it.
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option 1 sounds poncy and pretentious.
– WendyG
22 hours ago
He dragged him?
– Rusty Core
21 hours ago
@RustyCore he dragged the guard.
– Y. zeng
21 hours ago
On having killed the guard is bizarre. On killing the guard is a bit better but still sounds old-fashioned to me. Apart from that there's very little difference between (1) on killing the guard and (2) having killed the guard. In this use on can suggest a tiny bit more urgency than having, but the construction with having still means that one thing was done right after the other, and can be used with things that are urgent. It's much more natural so I would use that version, although I'd put a comma before he.
– Minty
2 hours ago