Usage experts have been advising people not to begin sentences with 'however' for at least a hundred years. However, many famous writers have used the word this way.
The origin of this false grammatical no-no is lost to history. But, we still shy away from starting sentences with coordinating conjunctions. And here's why.
Starting a sentence with “or” creates a momentary pause that naturally comes with a little bit of emphasis (and even a sense of dramatic flair). As a result, starting with a coordinating conjunction can grab your audience’s attention. The trick is adding a comma when you use...
(The truly painstaking nitpicker will point out that the opening line of this piece begins with one of those words, whether, that has been declared unfit to begin a sentence.) The mnemonic 'FANBOYS' (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) is a useful way to remember the coordinating ...
There is a commonly stated “rule” of grammar that beginning a sentence withand, or any other conjunction, is a mistake. But this is just not true. This supposed “rule” has no basis in actual writing, and even formal writing features plenty of sentences that start withandand other conj...
Examples of coordinating conjunctions areor,and,but,nor,yet,for, andso. As well as linking words and phrases within sentences, there is no rule against starting a sentence with a conjunction such asor. In fact, beginning a sentence withorcan create impact and emphasis. ...
Sentence 1 + conjunction + Sentence 2: Jessica ate the mysterious red berries, so she became incredibly sick. Notice the comma before “so,” which is a basic grammar rule. When a coordinating conjunction (also known as the FANBOYS – for, and, nor, but, or, yet,so) joins two sent...
GrammarStartbelongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.•You can say:We’ll start the show at 7.30.In this sentence, ‘the show’ is the object ofstart.•You can say:The show will start at 7.30.In this sentence, ‘the show’...
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The English alphabetstartswith A and ends with Z. The first word in a sentence shouldstartwith a capital letter. The paradestartsat the intersection of First and Main. The path/trailstartshere and ends at the lake. b:to have a specified quality, identity, job, etc., at the beginning—...