✅ Therefore is the best word to say that something is happening because of a given reason (It’s delicious, therefore I love it).
✅ Consequently is the best word to say that something is happening as a direct consequence of something else, or as the next action (I dropped my ice cream and consequently got a second one).
✅ Both these words can connect two statements. Use therefore when the second statement follows directly from the first as a result of reasoning (“X” equals seven, therefore “y” equals eight). Use consequently when the second statement is a known or evident result of the first statement (It has been very sunny, and consequently the river is dry).
✅ Therefore is used most often in technical contexts, like in mathematics or law, or in academic and formal writing. Consequently is also a formal word, but can be used in more general contexts.
Try using Grammar Coach to write an argument using consequently.
✅ Agree is a general word for coming to a shared decision (We agreed on a course of action).
✅ Assent is more formal and often means to accept a decision without being part of reaching that decision (The governor assented to the representatives’ plan).
✅ Assent is often more passive than agree, implying one has given in to someone else’s decision (My mom assented to hosting the party).
✅ Agree implies a more participatory and mutual decision (It took a long time for us to agree).
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✅ Special is the perfect word to describe something that is treated differently because it’s uncommon (a special event) or stands out (Our first apartment was so special).
✅ Particular is the perfect word to describe something that has been singled out from other similar things for attention (We always sit at a particular table in the restaurant); often what is singled out is something otherwise ordinary (That particular lamp is too tall).
✅ Special indicates that a person or thing stands out on their own merits, whereas particular usually implies that a person or thing is just like its peers, and is being picked out for some other reason.
Try using Grammar Coach to write a paragraph about one particular flower in a garden.