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Davefromthefreeway Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"but" question

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00 I am just wondering, are you allowed to start a sentence with "but" i know it is usually written after a coma, but are you allowed to start a sentence with it? Especially when its a long sentence. Thanks in advance. 0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Davefromthefreeway12cite 10Hello12br 10I am just wondering, are you allowed to start a sentence with "but" i know it is usually written after a coma, but are you allowed to start a sentence with it? Especially when its a long sentence. 12blockquote 11b 01font 00Back in the Middle Ages when I was in grammar school, it was considered nearly a capital sin to begin a sentence with a conjunction.

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Davefromthefreeway12cite 10Hello12br 10I am just wondering, are you allowed to start a sentence with "but" i know it is usually written after a coma, but are you allowed to start a sentence with it?
  • Especially when its a long sentence.
  • 12blockquote 11b 01font 00Back in the Middle Ages when I was in grammar school, it was considered nearly a capital sin to begin a sentence with a conjunction.
  • But the authorities have eased their constraints in recent years.
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01cite10Davefromthefreeway12cite10Hello12br
10I am just wondering, are you allowed to start a sentence with "but" i know it is usually written after a coma, but are you allowed to start a sentence with it? Especially when its a long sentence. Thanks in advance.12blockquote
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0 It is incorrect to begin a sentence with a conjunction.0-
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01cite10Marvin A.12cite10It is incorrect to begin a sentence with a conjunction.12br
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11font00"...a glance through any magazine or newspaper will show you that beginning [a sentence] with 01i00but02i00 has become common practice, and initial 01i
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0And there you have it. 050010id5
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10And there you have it. 15012blockquote
11font00Thanks, G.G. I hesitate to "argue" by contributing a second post. 01u00But02u00 I felt it was necessary in this case. 01u00 And02u00 I appreciate your support.02fon
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0 Thanks a lot everybody!0-
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