{"id":10707,"date":"2021-02-14T15:54:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T15:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=10707"},"modified":"2023-03-23T21:30:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T21:30:13","slug":"comma-after-hence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-hence\/","title":{"rendered":"Comma after &#8220;hence&#8221;: The Definitive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey, there! It&rsquo;s so great to see you at Linguaholic! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/thank-you-for-your-attention\/\"><b>Thank you for<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> taking a few clicks and scrolls to be on our humble page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must have been wondering when to punctuate &ldquo;hence&rdquo; with an after-comma that&rsquo;s why you&rsquo;re here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, worry no more because we&rsquo;ve got you covered. Hope this post helps you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-with\/\"><b>with<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your slight perplexity on this topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n[toc]\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>When should we place a comma after &ldquo;hence&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>A comma after &ldquo;hence&rdquo; is generally seen in three different circumstances. First, this happens when &ldquo;hence&rdquo; is used as an introductory element or conjunctive adverb at the beginning of the sentence. Next is when hence is used as a parenthetical word insertion mid-sentence. Lastly, a post-comma is also necessary when it is used after a semi-colon, still, as a conjunctive adverb linking the second clause to the main one.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Understanding the meaning, function, and usage of &ldquo;hence&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Hence&rdquo; generally means &ldquo;as a result or consequence of something&rdquo; or &ldquo;for this reason.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is most likely used as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/handbook\/grammarpunct\/conjadv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>conjunctive adverb<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an adverb that looks like a conjunction, that serves as a tool for a cohesive and concise transition of ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Commas disambiguate sentences, hence the salience in writing.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In another sense, still an adverb <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-though\/\"><b>though<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it could also mean &ldquo;from now&rdquo; or &ldquo;later&rdquo; that may be added after a time-related expression.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">The ambassador will retire three months hence.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-since\/\"><b>Since<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &ldquo;hence&rdquo; is a conjunctive adverb, its main role in sentences is to help link two ideas together, but it cannot directly link two clauses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that &ldquo;hence&rdquo; is oftentimes paired with the coordinating conjunction &ldquo;and&rdquo; at the second part of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or, it may also be used as an introductory element to a parenthetical expression towards the end of the sentence, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/which-vs-what\/\"><b>which<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we will tackle more later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/also-beginning-sentence\/\"><b>Also<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you may want to note that using &ldquo;hence&rdquo; would likely denote a rather formal tone, as opposed to casual, so use it sparingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful not to use or at least overuse it in an essay that aims to discuss your hobbies, interests, or most embarrassing experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-instead\/\"><b>instead<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when writing about the socioeconomic repercussions of the pandemic or the moral dilemma of euthanasia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we&rsquo;ve learned how to use &ldquo;hence,&rdquo; let&rsquo;s move on to the post-comma usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Punctuating &ldquo;hence&rdquo; with an after-comma in ample detail<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contrary to the common belief that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comma rules<\/a><\/strong> are made of cast iron, this is definitely not the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comma is simply like a person full of face and neck tattoos who actually is just a Mountain Dew-obsessed stand-up comedian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(No way! Since when did Shayne Smith become a punctuation mark?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, digressive analogy aside, what I&rsquo;m trying to put across is that commas are harmless symbols whose job is simply to disambiguate meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are also used to create rhythm and emphasis in our heavily-loaded, convoluted sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please consider these things in making sense of the next subsections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So when exactly should we put a comma after &ldquo;hence?&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;hence&rdquo; is used as the only introductory element<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As previously mentioned, &ldquo;hence&rdquo; could be used as a conjunctive adverb which means we can also put it at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a conclusive argument.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since &ldquo;hence&rdquo; indicates some form of result in its conjunctive adverb sense, we would need a preliminary proposition or a premise before it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-e-g\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>example<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Patients in palliative care experience both physical and mental burden. Hence, healthcare professionals concentrate on making their lives less traumatic by providing extra layers of support.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the example above, the second sentence is slightly complex and lengthy, so the comma placement makes it less crowded and easier to read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-however\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>However<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the comma may be optionally omitted when the second idea is shorter in order to create a more neutralized tone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, comma placement is a matter of style rather than rule; therefore, the writer is free to choose <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-use-whether-or-not-in-a-sentence\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>whether<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to insert a comma or not so long as readability is still taken care of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;hence&rdquo; is used as the last word in a mid-sentence parenthesis<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A parenthesis is a word, phrase, fragment, or clause added to create more meaning and emphasis to a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a stylistic rhetorical device that is free from syntactic rules taken by the original sentence per se.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-despite\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>despite<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> discarding or removing it from a sentence, the remaining parts will still make complete grammatical sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parenthetical expressions must be signaled by a post or a pre-comma when inserted at the beginning or end of a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-and\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>And<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they must be encapsulated with two commas if they come midway, which is the most applicable structure for &ldquo;hence.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">This store&rsquo;s products are bought from the main supplier and, hence, relatively cheaper.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was noted earlier that the conjunction &ldquo;and&rdquo; is often used with &ldquo;hence,&rdquo; which has been the case with the above example.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, the commas encapsulating &ldquo;hence&rdquo; may be conveniently removed if the intent is to make the sentence more formal and neutral.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;hence&rdquo; is used after a <a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/semicolons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">semicolon<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Semicolons, like commas, serve a special function in building sentences, and you may refer to our other post covering this topic in further detail <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/semicolons\/\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a nutshell, though, semicolons can be used to signal a halt shorter than a period <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-yet\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>yet<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> longer than a comma does.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This punctuation mark can be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-either\/\"><b>either<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used in segregating a complex serial list or conjoining two independent clauses minus the use of a conjunction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that &ldquo;hence,&rdquo; when used after a semicolon, may also prompt an after-comma if the writer opts to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Many countries around the world continue to face socio-economic issues; hence, strong leadership skills and sustainable development plans are highly crucial in preventing the repercussions.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-although\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>Although<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> still omissible in the statement above, the post-hence comma<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is recommended since the second clause is made up of multiple ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The incorrect way of placing a comma after &ldquo;hence&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make things easier to digest, let us also look at the cases that would make an after-comma incorrect, or in some cases, unnecessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have also written down two important guidelines that could help in your comma decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;hence&rdquo; is used to mean &ldquo;from now&rdquo;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the third section of this post, namely, the third one, it was stated that &ldquo;hence&rdquo; could also mean &ldquo;from now&rdquo; or &ldquo;later&rdquo; when placed after time expressions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should this be your intent in writing, do not use a comma before and after &ldquo;hence&rdquo; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-unless-rules-usage-examples\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>unless<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the time expression is meant to be the introductory element of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">They are likely getting a divorce two years hence because they don&rsquo;t seem to work well together as a couple.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, to illustrate the other point mentioned, here&rsquo;s a paraphrased structure using the time expression at the beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Two years hence, they are likely getting a divorce because they don&rsquo;t seem to work well together as a couple.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, note again that using &ldquo;hence&rdquo; increases the formality of either a spoken or written statement, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-after-so\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>so<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> context has to be always considered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When &ldquo;hence&rdquo; causes a weak interruption<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, &ldquo;hence&rdquo; may cause a rather weak interruption when used in shorter arguments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-albeit\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>Albeit<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> possible, putting a comma around it may cause an inappropriate and awkward rhythm, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-especially\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>especially<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when the text is read aloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More particularly, encapsulating &ldquo;hence&rdquo; with commas in short sentences emphasizes the word more, as opposed to the intended information, and thus must be avoided.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">He&rsquo;s half-Persian and hence the name.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the sentence lacks some context, we can immediately deduce that the name of the person being referred to may sound uncommon or unfamiliar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10711\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin.jpg\" alt=\"Comma After Hence: The Definitive Guide\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-512x768.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10711 eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%201500'%3E%3Crect%20width='1000'%20height='1500'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Comma After Hence: The Definitive Guide\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Comma-After-Hence-Pin-512x768.jpg 512w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Frequently Asked Questions on Comma After Hence<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>How do we use &ldquo;hence&rdquo; in a sentence?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>&ldquo;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence&rdquo; has multiple meanings but its most common one denotes &ldquo;for this reason&rdquo; or &ldquo;as a result.&rdquo; We can use it as a conjunctive adverb to connect a conclusion to an initial argument. &ldquo;All flights from Hawaii have been canceled due to the storm, hence the delegates will not be able to attend the conference.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>What is the difference between &ldquo;hence&rdquo; and &ldquo;thus?&rdquo;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though both words can be used as conjunctive adverbs to introduce some conclusion to an initial argument, they may also differ in another sense. While &ldquo;hence&rdquo; can be used to mean &ldquo;from now&rdquo; as in &ldquo;two years hence,&rdquo; &ldquo;thus&rdquo; may also be used to denote the meaning of &ldquo;like this&rdquo; or &ldquo;in this way&rdquo; as in &ldquo;do it thus.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>&nbsp;Can we use a noun after &ldquo;hence?&rdquo;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, particularly in making sentences more concise. When a noun or noun phrase subsequently follows &ldquo;hence,&rdquo; it is generally used as a default replacement for the phrase &ldquo;which is why&rdquo; such as in: &ldquo;Mishka&rsquo;s parents are from India, hence the name.&rdquo; If we are to make the sentence more complete, it would more or less be, &ldquo;Mishka&rsquo;s parents are from India, which is why her name is not familiar to us.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using &ldquo;hence&rdquo; accordingly increases writing efficacy, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-whereas\/\"><b>whereas<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appropriate punctuation makes the written output even more intricate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the context in which these devices are used needs to be considered as well, so as not to propel any unnecessary criticism, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-not\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=grow.me&amp;utm_campaign=grow_search\"><b>not<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to mention red marks or revisions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, there! It&rsquo;s so great to see you at Linguaholic! Thank you for taking a few clicks and scrolls to be on our humble page. You must have been wondering when to punctuate &ldquo;hence&rdquo; with an after-comma that&rsquo;s why you&rsquo;re here. Well, worry no more because we&rsquo;ve got you covered. 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