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Good: Astronomy is the study of the stars

82 _So, then_, and _also_, the conjunctive adverbs, should not be used to unite coordinate verbs in a sentence unless _and_ or _but_ be used in addition to the adverb

Bad: The boys' grades are low, _so_ they indicate lack of application

Good: The boys' grades are low, _and so_ indicate lack of application

Bad: He read for a while, _then_ fell asleep

Good: He read for a while, _and then_ fell asleep

Bad: I'll be down next week; _also_ I shall bring Jack along

Good: I'll be down next week; _and also_ I shall bring Jack along

EXERCISE 59

_Correct the following sentences:_

1 Anarchisovern German, also French

3 The clock had just struck five when the cab came

4 I shall work until nine o'clock, then I shall retire

5 I was sick all day, so I couldn't co up street yesterday when unexpectedly I met Jones

7 Death is when one ceases to live

8 Dinner is ready, so I shall have to cease work

9 He told half of the story, then he suddenly stopped

10 He loves good ood pictures

11 A restaurant is where meals are served

83 CONJUNCTIONS There are certain conjunctions, and also certain pairs of conjunctions that frequently cause trouble

AND or BUT should not be used to join a dependent clause to an independent clause; as, _It was a new valise AND differing much fro much from his old one_, or _It was a new valise, and differed very much from his old one_ Similarly, _It was a new book WHICH_ (not _and which_) _interested him very much_ This ”and which” construction is a frequent error; _and which_ should never be used unless there is more than one relative clause, and then never with the first one

BUT or FOR should not be used to introduce both of two succeeding state sentences are bad by reason of this error: _He likes geoebra, BUT studies it hard, He read all night, FOR the book interested hi the line of his ambition_

THAN and AS should not be followed by objective pronouns in sentences like this: _I ae AS HIM_ The verb in these sentences is omitted If it is supplied, the error will be apparent The sentence would then read, _I ae)_ The correct fore)_ Sihter than HE (is bright)_

AS may be used as either a conjunction or an adverb _He is AS tall AS I_ The first _as_ is an adverb, the second _as_ is a conjunction _As_ is properly used as an adverb when the equality is asserted, but, when the equality is denied, _so_ should be used in its place _He is AS old AS I_, is correct, but the denial should be, _He is NOT SO old AS I_ After _not_ do not use _as_ when _as_ is an adverb

NEITHER, when used as a conjunction, should be followed by NOR; as, _Neither he NOR (not or) I can come Neither_ should never be followed by _or_

EITHER, when used as a conjunction, should be followed by OR

84 PLACING OF CORRELATIVES The correlatives, such as _neither--nor, either--or, not only--but also_, should be placed in clear relation to similar parts of speech or similar parts of the sentence One should not be directed toward a verb and the other toward soht a book, _but also_ a pencil

Good: He brought _not only_ a book _but also_ a pencil

Bad: He would offer _neither_ reparation _nor_ would he apologize

Good: _Neither_ would he offer reparation _nor_ would he apologize

Good: He would offer _neither_ reparation _nor_ apology

85 The prepositions _without, except, like_, and the adverb _directly_ should not be used as conjunctions

Wrong: _Without_ (_unless_) you attend to class-roo: This she would not do _except_ (_unless_) we promised to pay at once