Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Any difference?

Shelly, having married/ after marrying/ marrying the daughter of Godwin, settled in Italy.

Is there any difference between the three?

Please help!

  

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Is there any difference between the three? "having+past participle" and "after+ present participle" usually express the same idea: completion of an action. "having+PP" could also express cause: Having worked all his life, he decided to take a long vacation.

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zany banana 409Shelly, having married/ after marrying/ marrying the daughter of Godwin, settled in Italy.Is there any difference between the three?

"having+past participle" and "after+ present participle" usually express the same idea: completion of an action.

"having+PP" could also express cause:

Having worked all his life, he decided to tak