Hotmale Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Upon
Hello
Can you please tell me what "upon" means in this sentence?
"The child's crying upon the smell of antiseptic attracted many people's attention".
Does the sentence mean "The child's crying while he smelled antiseptic attracted many people's attention"?
Thank you
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Hotmale "The child's crying upon the smell of antiseptic attracted many people's attention". Does the sentence mean "The child's crying while when he smelled antiseptic attracted many people's attention"? As amended, more or less, yes.
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Hotmale"The child's crying upon the smell of antiseptic attracted many people's attention".
Does the sentence mean "The child's cryingwhilewhen he smelled antiseptic attracted many people's attention"?
As amended, more or less, yes. "upon" signifies that one thing (the smell of antiseptic) triggers anothe
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