Comma after hence

Hi,

Is a comma required everytime after hence?

I would punctuate as shown in these examples.

He loved her. Hence, he married her.

He loved her, and hence he married her.

I will see you two days hence.

He is dead, hence his absence.


Best wishes, Clive

Clive, what is the grammatical reason for a comma in that 4th sentence? He is dead, hence his absence.

I suppose it is because 'hence his absence' is an afterthought? Can you omit the comma? Is hence a subordinating conjunction?

Hi,

what is the grammatical reason for a comma in that 4th sentence? He is dead, hence his absence.

I suppose it is because 'hence his absence' is an afterthought? Yes, that's how I see it.

Can you omit the comma? No, I'd pause and then add the afterthought.

Is hence a subordinating conjunction?

My dictionary calls it an adverb. Note that in sentence #

then, the answer is yes.!!!!???? I thought we needed to put a semicolon and then a comma like this..

Therefore, occasionally people make mistakes that worth their lives because they blindly believe in destiny and think that everyone's life has its own destiny; hence, no one can change it.

I thought we needed to put a semicolon and then a comma like this..
In this example, a semi-colon or a period is fine. I'd use a period. Te word 'hence' provides sufficient connection to the previous sentence.


I'd say the comma here is optional,depending on how much you want to present 'no-one can change it as a sur