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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Correct use of the word hence?
Is hence used correctly in the following sentence?
_"The southern states objected that slaves weren’t real American citizens, and hence beings of an inferior order."_
By the way, I'm writing an essay about the American Civil War.
Thanks!
_"The southern states objected that slaves weren’t real American citizens, and hence beings of an inferior order."_
By the way, I'm writing an essay about the American Civil War.
Thanks!
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_"The southern states objected that slaves weren’t real American citizens, and hence beings of an inferior order. I think you probably mean contended or believed.
- _"The southern states objected that slaves weren’t real American citizens, and hence beings of an inferior order.
- I think you probably mean contended or believed.
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Anonymous Is hence used correctly in the following sentence?_"The southern statesI think you probably mean contended or believed.objectedthat slaves weren’t real American citizens, and hence beings of an inferior order.
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"The southern states contended that slaves weren’t real American citizens, and hence that they were beings of an inferior order."
"The southern states contended that slaves weren’t real American citizens, and hence were beings of an inferior order."
I'd also consider removing the comma.
"The southern states contended that slaves weren’t real American citizens, and hence were beings of an inferior order."
I'd also consider removing the comma.
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Anonymous Correct use of the word hence?Yes if that's really what the southern states claimed. The use of "hence" makes the whole sentence imply that the people in the southern states believed that anyone who was not American (This would include the British, French, Chinese, Italians, Brazilians, etc.) was a being of an inferior order.
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