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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
And or and then?
Hello,
I would like to know if there's a difference between:
He walked to the kitchen and took a glass of water.
and
He walked to the kitchen and then took a glass of water
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He smiled, sighed, and walked away.
and
He smiled, sighed, and then walked away.
Thank you!
I would like to know if there's a difference between:
He walked to the kitchen and took a glass of water.
and
He walked to the kitchen and then took a glass of water
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He smiled, sighed, and walked away.
and
He smiled, sighed, and then walked away.
Thank you!
Top answer
To my ear, the addition of "then" only serves to strengthen the separation between the two events. Some action verbs don't need adverbs of time to make the sequence clear. It depends a lot on context, and the impression the author wants to convey.
- To my ear, the addition of "then" only serves to strengthen the separation between the two events.
- Some action verbs don't need adverbs of time to make the sequence clear.
- It depends a lot on context, and the impression the author wants to convey.
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To my ear, the addition of "then" only serves to strengthen the separation between the two events.
Some action verbs don't need adverbs of time to make the sequence clear.
It depends a lot on context, and the impression the author wants to convey.
Some action verbs don't need adverbs of time to make the sequence clear.
It depends a lot on context, and the impression the author wants to convey.
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'Then' just makes it clearer that one event followed the other.
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