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B3B1a
For, Yet, and So as Conjunctions
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Use the tricks below to decide whether
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for
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,
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yet
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, and
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so
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are
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functioning as conjunctions.
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For
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is usually a preposition, often at the beginning of
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prepositional phrases. When
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for
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means
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because
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,
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for
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is a
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coordinating conjunction.
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Preposition:
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We are going home
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for
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lunch.
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Coordinating conjunction:
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We are going home,
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for
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lunch is served at 1:00.
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(
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for
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means because)
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Yet
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is often an adverb referring to time. When
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yet
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means
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but
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or
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nevertheless
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, it is a coordinating conjunction.
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Adverb:
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We are not
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yet
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ready to go.
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Coordinating conjunction:
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We are not ready,
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yet
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we will go.
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(
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yet
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means but)
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So
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is usually an adverb that intensifies the word it modifies.
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So
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is often also used as shorthand for
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so that
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(a
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subordinating conjunction). When
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so
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means
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thus
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or
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therefore
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, it is a coordinating conjunction.
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Adverb:
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That dog is
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so
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strong.
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Subordinating conjunction:
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We need a strong dog
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so
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he can pull our sled.
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(
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so
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is short for
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so that
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)
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Coordinating conjunction:
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That dog is strong,
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so
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we used him to pull our sled.
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(
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so
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means therefore)
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Note in the examples above that a comma comes before
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for
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,
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yet
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, and
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so
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when they are coordinating conjunctions. A
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comma should come before the coordinating conjunction
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joining two independent clauses unless the independent
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clauses are short and closely related.
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We went to Paris, but we stayed only a few days.
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He came and he went.
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