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Listen for the two sentences that begin with a conjunction. This one is from a recent Words and Their Stories article on the Learning English website. The word “however” sounds a bit more formal and serious than “but.” The right word choice depends on the kind of writing you are doing. Other times, it might be better to use a different word, such as, however. But she makes a great business partner, too! And it can add importance to a thought, like in this example: It can keep your thoughts clearly separate. Sometimes starting a sentence with a conjunction makes your writing sound better. Conjunction words like these join together sentences, clauses, or phrases. It is completely acceptable to begin a sentence with the words and, but, and or. Their grammar book, this person adds, says no. Yiğitcan asks if it is correct to begin a sentence with conjunctions such as and, but and or. This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Yiğitcan.
