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Uktous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
And then vs then
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Question:
Any difference (in term of meaning) between my sentences?
Sentence1:
Students would work on the questions during the first half of the class, and then I would tell them their mistakes during the second half of the class.
Sentence2:
Students would work on the questions during the first half of the class, then I would tell them their mistakes during the second half of the class.
Note:
The meaning of "then" in sentence 1 is "after that"
Thanks
Question:
Any difference (in term of meaning) between my sentences?
Sentence1:
Students would work on the questions during the first half of the class, and then I would tell them their mistakes during the second half of the class.
Sentence2:
Students would work on the questions during the first half of the class, then I would tell them their mistakes during the second half of the class.
Note:
The meaning of "then" in sentence 1 is "after that"
Thanks
Top answer
They are synonymous. It is only a matter of punctuation: in the second sentence, 'then' should be preceded by a semicolon, not a comma.
- They are synonymous.
- It is only a matter of punctuation: in the second sentence, 'then' should be preceded by a semicolon, not a comma.
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They are synonymous. It is only a matter of punctuation: in the second sentence, 'then' should be preceded by a semicolon, not a comma.
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No meaning difference.
You can't use then to connect two main clauses.
So strictly speaking, the second setence is wrong
You can't use then to connect two main clauses.
So strictly speaking, the second setence is wrong
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