'and' or 'but' at the beginning of a sentence

I was taught the same thing. Generally, conjunctions should be used to join clauses, not to begin sentences.
Does anyone have an other opinion?

it is one of those pretty pointless old rules, some ppl will still be sniffy about it. Indeed, it still seems odd to me to see "and" as sentencer opener, "but" seems increasingly OK, if the situation needs it!

Instead of AND, you can also start the sentence with 'In addition, Furthermore, Moreover'. Those have the same meaning of And.

Instead of starting the sentence with But, I join the two sentence.
ex.. I am ............ ,but ............... (1st sentence + comma + but+ 2nd sentence)

It is still a point of contention, but most authorities now accept "and" and "but" as perfectly good ways to begin sentences. Lord knows the Bible is filled with such examples.

The Bible and Shakespeare and anyone else who wrote their texts pre-1760 are full of such examples, cos that's (approximately) the date when the "rule book" that has shaped our sense of "correct" style was published!

I understand official documents have to be written following rules and exam papers, essays, practical reports, and so, too.
But if you are talking about Literature all styles are valid. That's my view.

Remember how trellis answered questions here at EF? He had his personal style that made his anwsers look like pieces of painting, he alternated lines with several words followed by

0The use of the word 'and' or 'but' at the beginning of a sentence is an informal style of writing that is useful for emphasising a particular point. In my opinion it is acceptable to use the word 'and' to start a sentence as long as it continues an argumentative point as opposed to adding description. 02br
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Conjunction are not to be used at the beginning of a sentence, since it creates an incomplete thought. For example it would be improper to say: However, it IS acceptable to use "and" and "but" as you might "in addition" or "however". It depends on your thought and sentence structure.

The general grammatical rule as per the 's MLA (Modern Language Association) is that a comma and a coordinating conjunction ("fanboys" - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) connect two sentences together. The coordinating conjunction does just that, coordinates the meaning of the two either in comparison or in contrast to one another. For this reas

Yes, you can begin a sentence with but. I have gone to three writing sites and they all agree that while it may be a less formal way of writing it is totally acceptable