When did you finish school? vs When you graduated?

The two phrases are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes. 'When did you finish school?' is a complete question asking about the completion of school in general. 'When you graduated?' is a fragment that needs to be part of a larger sentence to be grammatically correct as well as to make sense.

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When did you finish school?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to inquire about the completion of one's education.

This phrase is a complete question used to ask someone about the specific time or period when they completed their education.

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Last updated: October 28, 2024

May 23, 2024 ... When did you finish school? Erik Severinghaus: I graduated high school in the year 2000, which was well known for the bursting of the tech ...
Dec 6, 2023 ... Upvote 1. Downvote Reply reply. Award Share. chickchili. • 1y ago •. How old are you? When did you finish school? Upvote 1. Downvote Reply reply
AEF When did you finish school? CM I finished grad school in '73 so I'm probably ten years before Sherman. AEF You lived through the sexual and feminist ...
May 12, 2024 ... When did you finish school?
To put it in perspective, my 8 year old daughter Claire asked me one night: “When did you finish school?” My response was “I finished high school in 1998 ...
Mar 19, 2023 ... Life is too short to care about what others think of you. Think of this: When did you finish school? How did you pass out from college?
When did you finish school? I graduated from school in 2016. What were you doing during the period when you finished school and started working at Digital ...
When did you finish school? I graduated in May of 1995. I didn't go to college, it was just high school. I would be in college right now, but I'm doing this ...
Jun 11, 2022 ... When did you finish school and why? Making dinner party memories is easier than you thought, try some more questions here: 40 more dinner ...

When you graduated?

This phrase is not correct as it is a fragment and lacks the necessary structure to form a complete question or sentence.

This phrase should be part of a larger sentence or question to inquire about someone's graduation.

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Last updated: October 28, 2024

Sep 12, 2023 ... Recruiters technically aren't allowed to ask you questions like when you graduated, but many do, and it'll put you in an awkward position if ...
Jun 17, 2015 ... How old were you when you graduated, and what was your major? I got my associates degree when I was 37 with ...
Feb 11, 2022 ... ADMIN MOD. Join. Options. Report. What age were you when you graduated law school and started working? Upvote 14. Downvote 40 Go to comments
Mar 4, 2018 ... How did you feel when you graduated high school? I hated high school and I didn't cry—unlike my middle school years, ah sweet innocence ...
Mar 16, 2021 ... How old were you when you graduated after doing engineering? ... Trying to get all the minimum as well as maximum ages possible, so don't shy away ...
Jul 28, 2017 ... What was your GPA when you graduated college? All related (38).
Oct 7, 2023 ... 219 votes, 302 comments. When you graduated, what was your major and starting salary for your first job out of college?
Apr 24, 2009 ... If you were over 40 when you graduated from a US MD med school..... Physicians & OPM Alumni general-discussion-3 · ocwaveoc April 24, 2009, 4 ...
Feb 15, 2018 ... What did you do with your life when you graduated high school? I actually went to college 8 days after I ...
Sep 20, 2024 ... When you graduated High School in 2004 and Trucker Hats made a comeback jusssttt in time for your 20th Reunion! SO excited to celebrate ...

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