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Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:51 pm Therefore |
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| tung quoc wrote: | | All are correct? |
Your question should read: Are all correct? _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Sun Sep 10, 2006 13:21 pm Sentences without the comma with 'therefore' |
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. I don't think much of #1-#3. I think the ideas are too closely related to be separate sentences. . . _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach

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Sun Sep 10, 2006 14:14 pm Sentences without the comma with 'therefore' |
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Dear Sir,
You mean all my 6 sentences are correct in grammar but you don't like the sentences (1) and (3).
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tung quoc I'm here quite often ;-)
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Sun Sep 10, 2006 14:30 pm Sentences without the comma with 'therefore' |
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. No, I mean I don't like #1 through #3 (i.e. including #2). Linking adjuncts are best united more closely to their referent by a semicolon-- that is my feeling. Separate sentences should be reserved for special stress:
We don't like your hairstyle, we don't like your attitude, and we don't like your coming in late and leaving early every day. Therefore, you are fired. _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach

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Sun Sep 10, 2006 14:53 pm Sentences without the comma with 'therefore' |
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Dear Sir,
Please read:
We don't like your hairstyle, we don't like your attitude, and we don't like your coming in late and leaving early every day. Therefore, you are fired[/i].
Can I write as follows:
a. We....day. Therefore you are fired. b. We....day. You are fired therefore. c. We....day. You are therefore fired.
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tung quoc I'm here quite often ;-)
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| Comma between adjectives | Idiomatic expression 'be heavy on hand' |