[Idiom] After a full stop, therefore vs so?

[murattopak]

Hello, We were quizzed and there were a part about conjuctions which was made up full of "fiil in the gaps" questions. I dont remember sentences but I had used "so" and "but" after a full stop, however, teacher said that you couldn't use "so" and "but" after a full stop whereas there are "therefore" and "however".
Is this true?

Also, is my usage of reported speech correct?
Thank you.

By the way I didn't select idiom prefix and can't change it.

 

[5jj]

We can use 'so' and 'but' to start a new sentence. There are 194,000 COCA citations for the former, and over half a million for the latter.

 

[Raymott]

Hello, We were quizzed and there were a part about conjuctions which was made up full of "fiil in the gaps" questions. I dont remember sentences but I had used "so" and "but" after a full stop, however, teacher said that you couldn't use "so" and "but" after a full stop whereas there are "therefore" and "however".
Is this true?

Also, is my usage of reported speech correct?
Thank you.

By the way I didn't select idiom prefix and can't change it.

No, that doesn't make sense. If you can use 'Therefore' and 'However' to start a new sentence, you can use 'So' and 'But'.
I think most people would accept all these as being valid these days.

 

[murattopak]

No, that doesn't make sense. If you can use 'Therefore' and 'However' to start a new sentence, you can use 'So' and 'But'.
I think most people would accept all these as being valid these days.

Thank you, I am curious about my post, is there any mistake? There must be some mistakes. :-D

 

[riquecohen]

Hello, We were quizzed and there were a part about conjuctions which was made up full of "fiil in the gaps" questions. I dont remember sentences but I had used "so" and "but" after a full stop, however, teacher said that you couldn't use "so" and "but" after a full stop whereas there are "therefore" and "however".
Is this true?

Thank you.

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No, that doesn't make sense. If you can use 'Therefore' and 'However' to start a new sentence, you can use 'So' and 'But'.
I think most people would accept all these as being valid these days.

Your teacher probably learned this "rule" many years ago. I also find it difficult to accept "so" and "but" to start a new sentence, but this usage does seem to be generally accepted these days.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello. We [strike]were quizzed[/strike] did/had a quiz and there [strike]were[/strike] was a part about conjunctions which was made up [strike]full[/strike] of "[strike]fiil[/strike] fill in the gaps" questions. I don't remember the sentences but I [strike]had[/strike] used "so" and "but" after a full stop. However, the/my teacher said that [strike]you couldn't[/strike] we can't don't use "so" and "but" after a full stop [strike]whereas there are[/strike] but that we can use "therefore" and "however".
Is this true?

Also, is my usage of reported speech correct?
Thank you.

By the way I didn't select the idiom prefix and can't change it.

You asked about any errors in your posts. I have made corrections in red.

 

[Tdol]

It depends on what type of text you are writing. I wouldn't start sentences with but/so in a piece of formal or academic writing. In less formal contexts, there's no problem IMO.

 

[Raymott]

There's always been debate about starting a sentence with 'but', but I draw the line at 'which'. Which is something I've noticed more frequently lately, and which irritates me.

 

[emsr2d2]

There's always been debate about starting a sentence with 'but', but I draw the line at 'which'. Which is something I've noticed more frequently lately, and which irritates me.

I'm with you although something like "You can have eggs or bacon. Which one you choose depends entirely on your own preference" works.

 

[Raymott]

I'm with you although something like "You can have eggs or bacon. Which one you choose depends entirely on your own preference" works.

Ah, yes, but I meant in the context I used it.

 

[emsr2d2]

Ah, yes, but I meant in the context I used it.

Yes, I realised that. I just wanted to make sure that the OP realised that it is possible to start a sentence with "which".