Learn more. Asked 7 years, 9 months ago. Active 4 years ago. Viewed 87k times. Is this correct use of "thereby"? Would it be better to use therefore? Improve this question. Artem Artem 2 2 gold badges 3 3 silver badges 9 9 bronze badges. The choice between thereby and therefore depends on whether you want to emphasise the method by which A received credits, or the reason.
But either way, I'd say there's something decidedly fishy about I could suggest replacing who with a comma, but the whole sentence is probably fatally overloaded anyway.
I'd suggest using therefore and replacing the and with a comma - "which was originally proposed by A, who therefore received the credit" — ElendilTheTall. As Elendil implicitly points out, it should be "credit", not "credits", and I'm not sure if it should be the credit to boot. More to the point, the whole appendix of receiving credit is completely superfluous to me. What credit? Received from whom? Why does it matter? All unclear, and as far as the sentence at hand is concerned, you just gave him credit by stating it was his idea, so just end it right then and there.
When the whole phrase has to go, the word choice is a red herring. An XY problem. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Both words are grammatically valid in that sentence though they mean slightly different things. So I wouldn't be too bothered about which you use. Deterministic approaches can give us a hint about one possibility that the system under the observation might undergo, and; thereby thus , other possibilities are left out. I'm not sure if the examples show what I have in my mind as a difference between 'therefore' and 'thereby,thus', but I would like to know the exact difference among them if there is.
In some of the local English grammar books, it is mentioned that they can be used interchangeably, and this causes some confusion. I agree with what those local English grammar books have told you. All sound formal, which seems appropriate for your text. Hi owlman5, So you are saying that the usage in the above examples is correct. By the way, those are my sentences. But it seems not possible to me to use 'thereby' in the first example instead of 'therefore'. What do you think about that? I agree.
Therefore works better to express "for this reason". As we don't usually say "by this reason", "therefore" seems better. Thanks a lot. You have helped me get rid of my doubts about the usage of them. Therefore vs thereby Posted by Terms compared staff May 23, Language. If you want to learn the two terms firmly then read the article below. Therefore vs thereby — definitions, meanings and example sentences Definition of therefore In grammar, therefore is an adverb that functions as a conjunction.
Example sentences of therefore The thick clouds made the forest pitch dark; therefore, searching was stopped until the sky cleared. He did not have complete knowledge of the affair and, therefore, could not make the right decision.
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