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Cup cake Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Thus and Independent Clauses

Hi Everyone,

I would like to know why we can't use 'thus' to join two independent clauses.

Thanks,

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The simple answer is because it is not a coordinator like "and", "or" and "but". "Thus" typically occurs as a (somewhat formal) connective adverb in adjuncts of result where it is in competition with "as a result" [1] We were late leaving and thus / as a result missed the train ". [2] We were late leaving.

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  • The simple answer is because it is not a coordinator like "and", "or" and "but".
  • "Thus" typically occurs as a (somewhat formal) connective adverb in adjuncts of result where it is in competition with "as a result" [1] We were late leaving and thus / as a result missed the train ".
  • [2] We were late leaving.
  • Thus / as a result we missed the train ".
  • [3] *We were late leaving, thus / as a result missed the train ".
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The simple answer is because it is not a coordinator like "and", "or" and "but".

"Thus" typically occurs as a (somewhat formal) connective adverb in adjuncts of result where it is in competition with "as a result"

[1] We were late leaving and thus / as a result missed the train".

[2] We were late leaving. Thus / as a result we miss

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