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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Yet

They are cruel and ugly; yet she loves them. Is this a common and correct sentence?
  

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There is no way it can be common. The subject is too strange. However, the ; needs to be a , The ; is used to link to independent clauses.

— BarbaraPA

  • There is no way it can be common.
  • The subject is too strange.
  • However, the ; needs to be a , The ; is used to link to independent clauses.
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There is no way it can be common. The subject is too strange.

However, the ; needs to be a ,

The ; is used to link to independent clauses.
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So, how can we use 'yet' in a sentence as a conjunction? Could you tell me, please?
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Simply replace the semi-colon with a comma.
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You mean the sentence with 'yet' is correct but I just put semi-colon wrongly, right?
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Yes.
The FANBOYS conjunctions (for and nor but or yet so) connect independent clauses with a comma.
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tenjing They are cruel and ugly; yet she loves them. Is this a common and correct sentence?
I differ on this one. I would accept the semicolon.
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In my experience, the more common form in casual speech is
eg They are cruel and ugly but she loves them.
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I agree that "but" is more common.

I always wonder whether the question is "is this acceptable" or is it "is this the best way to say this."
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