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Quaerereverum Posted 14 years ago
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must have studied

Hello,

Is my sentence correct?

The author of the letter must have studied on the first floor, therefore , he saw few students in the library.

Thank you in advance.
  

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Hi, Is my sentence correct? The author of the letter must have studied on the first floor, therefore , he saw few students in the library. The first part is phrased as a deduction, so the second part can't be stated as a fact.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is my sentence correct?
  • The author of the letter must have studied on the first floor, therefore , he saw few students in the library.
  • The first part is phrased as a deduction, so the second part can't be stated as a fact.
  • 'Therefore' is not a conjunction.
  • Say eg The author of the letter must have studied on the first floor, and therefore he must have seen few students in the library.
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Hi,

Is my sentence correct?

The author of the letter must have studied on the first floor, therefore , he saw few students in the library.

The first part is phrased as a deduction, so the second part can't be stated as a fact.

'Therefore' is not a conjunction.
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