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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Using 'then' in instructions
In English is it better to use 'then' when writing instructions e.g. Draw a house and then colour it in.
Draw a house and colour it in.
Draw a house and colour it in.
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Really this is just the author's choice, and you can't say one form is "better" than the other. I would avoid repeated use of "then" in a long list of instructions, though. It could become obtrusive.
- Really this is just the author's choice, and you can't say one form is "better" than the other.
- I would avoid repeated use of "then" in a long list of instructions, though.
- It could become obtrusive.
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Really this is just the author's choice, and you can't say one form is "better" than the other. I would avoid repeated use of "then" in a long list of instructions, though. It could become obtrusive.
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