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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

coordinating conjunctions

In what situations would it be considered correct to start a sentence with a coordinationg conjunction?
  

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Hi, In what situations would it be considered correct to start a sentence with a coordinationg conjunction? The simplest answer is 'In no circumstances'. However, this is not uncommon in informal writing.

  • Hi, In what situations would it be considered correct to start a sentence with a coordinationg conjunction?
  • The simplest answer is 'In no circumstances'.
  • However, this is not uncommon in informal writing.
  • I would say it can also be done on rare occasions to create a literary or dramatic effect.
  • Consider the longer pause in the reader's mind that results from the period after 'love' - He gave her his eternal love.
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Hi,

In what situations would it be considered correct to start a sentence with a coordinationg conjunction?

The simplest answer is 'In no circumstances'.

However, this is not uncommon in informal writing.

I would say it can also be done on rare occasions to create a literary or dramatic effect. Consider the lo
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I would suggest you do a little homework. Plenty of famous, well-know authors have used coordinating conjunctions to begin sentences. And I would definitely not say it's considered incorrect; however, I'd assum you could find a better conjunction to replace the coordinating.

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