Hence usage.

[saloom2]

Hello teacher,

are those sentences right?

He didn't eat properly, and hence he caught cold.

He didn't eat properly, hence he caught cold.

He didn't eat properly.Hence, he caught cold.

[5jj]

None of them is very natural. Most of us would say, "He didn't eat properly, and so he caught a cold".

On second thoughts, we probably wouldn't say that. Failure to eat properly does not normally cause one to catch a cold.

[BobK]

'Hence' is on the way out. But - though not natural - those examples are all correct.

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[emsr2d2]

None of them is very natural. Most of us would say, "He didn't eat properly, and so he caught a cold".

On second thoughts, we probably wouldn't say that. Failure to eat properly does not normally cause one to catch a cold.

I wouldn't bother with "and" before "so".

I have to slightly disagree with you about the cause/effect situation there. Failure to eat a good healthy diet (to eat properly) can certainly affect your susceptibility to illness, and a lack of vitamin C and antioxidants in the diet can mean you catch colds etc more easily than others. I agree with you that the rather specific "so he caught a cold" is unlikely. "...so he caught lots of colds" would better.

He didn't eat properly so he was prone to illness, particularly in the winter.

[saloom2]

I was asking about the hence usage. I think hence has the same meaning as both 'therefore' and 'so' so did i used it correctly?

[emsr2d2]

Then read post #3 again.

[BobK]

... I think hence has the same meaning as both 'therefore' and 'so' ...

It means 'from here' or 'from this'. Substitute one of those in your context, and punctuate/reword accordingly.

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