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Chiaking Posted 11 years ago
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and & so
Five minutes earlier, ( ) you could have caught the last train.
The answer in ( ) is "and"
Why can't it be "so" ?
The answer in ( ) is "and"
Why can't it be "so" ?
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chiaking Why can't it be "so" ? "so" ~ "therefore" You need a full clause that states a complete proposition before you can draw conclusions with a word like 'so' or 'therefore'. It makes no sense to say something like "Last year" or "Maybe" or "Sometimes" and then draw a conclusion from it.
- chiaking Why can't it be "so" ?
- "so" ~ "therefore" You need a full clause that states a complete proposition before you can draw conclusions with a word like 'so' or 'therefore'.
- It makes no sense to say something like "Last year" or "Maybe" or "Sometimes" and then draw a conclusion from it.
- ___________________ X, and Y can be interpreted as some implicit clause with IF ...
- X, (then) Y.
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chiakingWhy can't it be "so" ?"so" ~ "therefore" You need a full clause that states a complete proposition before you can draw conclusions with a word like 'so' or 'therefore'. It makes no sense to say something like "Last year" or "Maybe" or "Sometimes" and then draw a conclusion from it.
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