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Zuotengdazuo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Can "then" join two sentences?


1. As a result, having found that we seldom had a chance to get together, then we decided we would set aside three evenings a week for a sit-down dinner.

2. As a result, I found that we seldom had a chance to get together, then we decided we would set aside three evenings a week for a sit-down dinner.
Can "then" join two sentences?
If not, then sentence 1 is correct. Otherwise sentence 2 is correct.
So which sentence is correct?
Thank you.
  

Top answer

Neither sentence is good. In the first sentence "then" should go after "we", but it seems superfluous given "As a result". I would probably just delete it.

— GPY

  • Neither sentence is good.
  • In the first sentence "then" should go after "we", but it seems superfluous given "As a result".
  • I would probably just delete it.
  • "then" in the second sentence should gramatically be "and then", but the linkage doesn't seem semantically good.
  • "so" seems better.
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Neither sentence is good.

In the first sentence "then" should go after "we", but it seems superfluous given "As a result". I would probably just delete it.

"then" in the second sentence should gramatically be "and then", but the linkage doesn't seem semantically good. "so" seems better.
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Thank you for your answer. So do you suggest that "then" can't join two sentence and only "and the" can do that?
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zuotengdazuo So do you suggest that "then" can't join two sentence and only "and then" can do that?
Right.

There may be certain benign examples that are strictly wrong by this rule but actually seem OK. Generally speaking, though, avoid it. It is a question that causes debate; if you search Google for then as con
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Thank you. I will search for further information.
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