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westbee t1_ixn8hlk wrote

Reply to comment by GrandmaPoses in TIL about Willem Arondeus, a gay painter and artist. When the Nazis invaded the Netherlands he joined the dutch resistance. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews. He was caught and executed soon after his arrest. by Random_German_Name

Reread it. But this time pause after the word caught.

He was caught ... and executed soon after his arrest.

It makes perfect sense. He was caught. Then after his arrest he was executed.

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TheCuddlyVampire t1_ixnbm5e wrote

To be caught here is to be arrested. And there’s two stretches of time, so to which does soon after apply to?

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westbee t1_ixnk31f wrote

Did you not see the pause indicated by the dots (...).

Which do you think soon after applies to?

If you still need help it's obviously the executed part.

If it will help make sense to you and everyone else, make both words the same. Either use arrested or caught in both cases.

Example:

He was areested ... and executed soon after his arrest.

Make more sense for you?

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GrandmaPoses t1_ixoedd6 wrote

I understood what was meant, it was just worded poorly.

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