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I remember my school teacher used to say that it's wrong to start a sentence with a because-clause, as in: "Because the weather was rainy, I decided to stay home." Is it true?
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Julie Rhiles Is it true? Perhaps in the mind of your school teacher, but it's not really true. I could give you many examples from academic journal articles which have sentences beginning with a because-clause.
- Julie Rhiles Is it true?
- Perhaps in the mind of your school teacher, but it's not really true.
- I could give you many examples from academic journal articles which have sentences beginning with a because-clause.
- " But that's not true, either.
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Julie Rhiles Is it true?
Perhaps in the mind of your school teacher, but it's not really true. I could give you many examples from academic journal articles which have sentences beginning with a because-clause.
I was taught never to begin a sentence with "but" or "and." But that's not true, either.
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