Using yet

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Salaam,This is the example: Interested in the proposal (and) yet alarmed by the investment it required, he finally said no to his friend.Can we use yet in this way? Do we need (and) preceding it?

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Anonymous Interested in the proposal (and) yet alarmed by the investment it required, he finally said no to his friend.

Yes, and no. This structure would not be used in casual conversation, but is common in written narratives.

I'd suggest a comma after "proposal" if you omit the "and."

I don't know if "no" requires punctuation.

- A.

BillJ · Answer

AnonymousSalaam,

This is the example: Interested in the proposal (and) yet alarmed by the investment it required, he finally said no to his friend.

Can we use yet in this way? Do we need (and) preceding it?

Yes, you can use "yet" in this way, and no, you don't need "and" - it's optional. It works like this: the adjunct in bold is an example of a coordination of clauses, where "yet" is a connective adverb meaning "nevertheless", and the "and" is a coordinator that marks the coordination relation. So, "yet" is a modifier within the second coordinate.

Although "yet" can combine with a coordinator, as in your example, it occurs much more often without one; in which case "yet" becomes the marker of coordination instead of "and".

BillJ

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