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Tommyensr Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

conjunctions/logical connectors

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00i found some struggles about coordination conjunctions and logical connectors as following:02br
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00A which one the most proper choice?02br
001.Butter is very expensive01b00;thus,02b00 most people buy margarine.02br
002.Butter is very expensive. 01b00Thus,02b00 most people buy margarine.02br
003.Butter is very expensive01b00, so02b00 most people buy margarine.02br
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00B A which one the most proper choice?02br
001.Robert is a lazy student01b00, so02b00 he misses a lot of classes.02br
002.Robert is a lazy student01b00, and02b00 he misses a lot of classes.02br
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00C Does it equivalent in meaning exactly?02br
001.I bought a large car two years ago01b00, but02b00 now i wish i had bought a small one.02br
002.I bought a large car two years ago.01b00 however,02b00 now i wish i had bought a small one.02br
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00D Does it equivalent in meaning exactly?02br
001.zoo animals must not be fed by visitors01b00 because02b00 some snack foods are harmful to their health.02br
002.zoo animals must not be fed by visitors01b00, for02b00 some snack foods are harmful to their health.02br
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0A-- 3 is best, but 1 is OK.02br
00B-- both are fine, and essentially equivalent.02br
00C-- yes, they are equivalent in meaning.02br
00D-- yes, they are equivalent in meaning.0-
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00Dear, The expert02br
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00Profits have increased over the past months. 01b00Thus,02b00 we start the new year in a strong financial position. (from google)02br
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00it seems to describe that 01b00"We start the new year in a strong financial position"02b00 because "01b
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0You're right, Tommy: A2 is OK, too. Perhaps it is just that I don't generally like conjunctions starting new sentences; I feel that if they are to unite clauses (especially short and simple ones as in A), then the concepts are usually more closely related then a period between them warrants. It is a matter of style rather than structural rules.0-
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0yes, i agree with you that it's about the style.02br
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00for english writing, the same meaning sentence may be written in several ways which, sometimes, may have very small different.0-
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