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When I got to the campus, vs When I got to the campus.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. The first phrase, 'when I got to the campus,' is suitable when the speaker wants to continue the sentence with additional information or actions that occurred upon arrival. The second phrase, 'when I got to the campus,' is appropriate when the statement is complete and does not require any further elaboration.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 917 views

When I got to the campus,

This phrase is correct and commonly used when the speaker intends to provide more information or actions that happened upon arrival at the campus.

This phrase is used when the speaker wants to continue the sentence with additional details or actions that occurred after arriving at the campus.

Examples:

When I got to the campus, I met up with my friends and we went to the library together.
When I got to the campus, I realized I had left my backpack at home.

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I figured you wouldn't want to go down to the campus, so Alexis nicely agreed to come here.
He still gets up at 4:00 in the morning, jogs to the campus, works out, then jumps in the pool for 30 laps.
I got to the campus food court at around 10:00.
When I was walking around the campus, What if?
See you around the campus, girls.
He lived near the campus, grad student volunteer.
The hero of the campus, and he envied me.
Walked the campus, got a bad vibe.
Their offices are across the campus, behind the stadium.
About a quarter mile across the campus, max.
He had to leave the campus, ma'am.
Or their cars were found far from the campus, That sort of thing.
Either just touring the campus, or going to school there.
For disturbing the peace in the campus, one point deducted from each of them.
He never left the campus, like he had nowhere else to go.
I have security cameras being installed in virtually every corner of the campus, and that's coming out of the city's budget.
If the killer is part of the campus, he may simply leave once the school shuts down.
You ever feel like a tour of the campus, just give me a call.
I knew if you saw the campus, you'd have a change of heart.
He's lecturing in Syracuse and he wants me to look at the campus, so...

Alternatives:

When I got to the campus, I...
Upon arriving at the campus,
After reaching the campus,

When I got to the campus.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when the statement is complete and does not require any further elaboration.

This phrase is used when the speaker's point or statement is concluded upon reaching the campus and does not need additional information.

Examples:

When I got to the campus, I felt a sense of nostalgia.
When I got to the campus, I knew I was home.

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I found a small apartment just for me close to the campus.
It's fifteen minutes' walk from here to the campus.
Mr. Winger is very excited to help you bring a voice back to the campus.
And that was the last time I really ever came close to the campus.
When I was going to college at University of California at Santa Barbara in the College of Creative Studies, taking majors in biology and art, he came to the campus.
I got to the campus food court at around 10:00.
Please, Milton, just let me take her to the campus.
The entire operation was run from a bunker across the campus.
10 bucks says he's headed toward the campus.
Inside, you should find a map of the campus.
We'd like you to visit the campus.
There are old tunnels underneath the campus.
Still no luck finding andy's body near the campus.
Sir, I'm here on the campus.
That's the swipe card for the campus.
It's more convenient if I found a place near the campus.
It's enough time to clear the campus.
Apparently he likes to stay late and go jogging around the campus.
Yes, Dean Snyder mentioned you stopped by the campus.
I on MacDowell, northeast corner of the campus.

Alternatives:

Upon reaching the campus.
After arriving at the campus.
Upon arrival at the campus.

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