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can you begin with and because
Are "and ", "because " conjunctions?
Can any sentence begin with them?
In school we used to ask others to construct a sentence using the word "because" 3 times consecutively.
The solution is
You cannot start a sentence with because becuse becuse is a conjunction.
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Re: can you begin with and because
People do and will continue to do so, but that doesn't mean you can't. You can as long as you know how to use that particular literary device.
Standard English requires that you don't begin a sentence with because or and, especially in formal contexts, but that hasn't stopped poets, writers, and lyricists.
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Correction
You shouldn't start a sentence with because, because because is a conjunction.
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Re: can you begin with and because

Originally Posted by
Casiopea
People do and will continue to do so, but that doesn't mean you can't. You can as long as you know how to use that particular literary device.
Standard English requires that you don't begin a sentence with because or and, especially in formal contexts, but that hasn't stopped poets, writers, and lyricists.
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Correction
You shouldn't start a sentence with because, because because is a conjunction.
Isn't it unnecessary to use a comma before the conjuction?
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Re: can you begin with and because

Originally Posted by
sameer1728
Isn't it unnecessary to use a comma before the conjuction?
The main clause contains a negated verb, shouldn't. Omit the comma and the sentence means,
Ex: You shouldn't start a sentence with because (not) because because is a conjunction, but because because is, say, informal.
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