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Bus City Centre Caught Train London Adverb Conjunction

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Keyword then
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence We took a bus to the city centre then caught a train to London.
Correct Sentence We took a bus to the city centre and then caught a train to London.
Cloze Error Sentence We took a bus to the city centre [[ ]] then caught a train to London.
Cloze Sentence We took a bus to the city centre [[and]] then caught a train to London.
Cloze Answer and
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Explanation

Then is an adverb (NOT a conjunction). It cannot be used to link clauses.

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