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#2 (permalink) Fri Dec 22, 2006 18:23 pm I am confusing ... because of " But , but " |
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| purefeeling wrote: |
| ... isn't the word " but " always written with a small letter because it connects two sentences that is separated with a comma |
Welcome to the forum, purefeeling.
Yes, that is usually a very good rule to follow. However, exceptions to this rule are sometimes made and the word "but" is used to introduce a new sentence (and is therefore capitalized).
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#3 (permalink) Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:09 am I am confusing: ... because of "But, but " |
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In school they teach children not to start sentences with words like but, because or and. It's because children have trouble learning how to write full sentences instead of fragments. Teachers find that if they forbid the kids to start a sentence with any conjunction, the kids will not write as many fragments.
In real adult life, however, many good writers start sentences with conjunctions. If you do it, though, the sentence should have all the elements of a full sentence -- subject, verb, etc.
Often the grammar rules used to teach ESL writing are similar to those taught to native English-speaking children. Adults often break these rules, but to be a good writer, you have to learn how to break them at the right times and in the right ways. |
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#4 (permalink) Sat Dec 23, 2006 17:59 pm I am confusing ... because of " But , but " |
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| Yankee wrote: |
| purefeeling wrote: |
| ... isn't the word " but " always written with a small letter because it connects two sentences that is separated with a comma |
Welcome to the forum, purefeeling.
Yes, that is usually a very good rule to follow. However, exceptions to this rule are sometimes made and the word "but" is used to introduce a new sentence (and is therefore capitalized).
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#5 (permalink) Sat Dec 23, 2006 18:00 pm I am confusing: ... because of "But, but " |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: |
In school they teach children not to start sentences with words like but, because or and. It's because children have trouble learning how to write full sentences instead of fragments. Teachers find that if they forbid the kids to start a sentence with any conjunction, the kids will not write as many fragments.
In real adult life, however, many good writers start sentences with conjunctions. If you do it, though, the sentence should have all the elements of a full sentence -- subject, verb, etc.
Often the grammar rules used to teach ESL writing are similar to those taught to native English-speaking children. Adults often break these rules, but to be a good writer, you have to learn how to break them at the right times and in the right ways. |
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#6 (permalink) Sat Dec 23, 2006 18:04 pm I am confusing: ... because of "But, but " |
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| I think this is the place where all learners should rely on |
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