Tuco
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Aw folks,
It seems all the threads are closed! Can you begin a sentence with a coordinating conjunction? I see teachers noting biblical precedence regarding the matter. I guess you are trying to say that God doesn't need an editor so it must be OK.
Why is it up for discussion these days if reputable writing and precedence is on your side?
Has there never been a reputable writer who has let their grammar lapse?
For anyone wanting to know why it is improper grammar to begin a sentence with a coordinating conjunction, do you get the feeling that your real question isn't being answered? Do you feel like the member Abstract Idea who kept asking the same question on the thread:
usingenglish.com/forum/general-language-discussions/112265-beginning-sentence-but-however.html
and never got the answer regarding "very formal English" that he was looking for? Do you know why a speaker of ESL would be so interested in learning "very formal English?" The reason is because he is looking for a rule that he knows is there, but people keep telling him otherwise. He's trying to figure out, as Pink Floyd put it, "What's uh, the deal?"
If you have found answers on this thread and still want to know why it is improper to begin a sentence with a coordinating conjunction, purely grammatically speaking, take a look at the research I did. I link you to a mind map of different approaches to the question. at each link, you'll see a brief excerpt to text in my manuscript. The manuscript offers much more context. The mind map was strictly for my own use so I could visualize which sources answered in a particular way.
By the way, you can also find an [STRIKE]outdated[/STRIKE] updated manuscript which puts all my notes from the mind map in context.
Link deleted - see post #5
It seems all the threads are closed! Can you begin a sentence with a coordinating conjunction? I see teachers noting biblical precedence regarding the matter. I guess you are trying to say that God doesn't need an editor so it must be OK.
Why is it up for discussion these days if reputable writing and precedence is on your side?
Has there never been a reputable writer who has let their grammar lapse?
For anyone wanting to know why it is improper grammar to begin a sentence with a coordinating conjunction, do you get the feeling that your real question isn't being answered? Do you feel like the member Abstract Idea who kept asking the same question on the thread:
usingenglish.com/forum/general-language-discussions/112265-beginning-sentence-but-however.html
and never got the answer regarding "very formal English" that he was looking for? Do you know why a speaker of ESL would be so interested in learning "very formal English?" The reason is because he is looking for a rule that he knows is there, but people keep telling him otherwise. He's trying to figure out, as Pink Floyd put it, "What's uh, the deal?"
If you have found answers on this thread and still want to know why it is improper to begin a sentence with a coordinating conjunction, purely grammatically speaking, take a look at the research I did. I link you to a mind map of different approaches to the question. at each link, you'll see a brief excerpt to text in my manuscript. The manuscript offers much more context. The mind map was strictly for my own use so I could visualize which sources answered in a particular way.
By the way, you can also find an [STRIKE]outdated[/STRIKE] updated manuscript which puts all my notes from the mind map in context.
Link deleted - see post #5
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