You might also get them to look at how *so* is used in a corpus (or on the
web).
Peter
On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Turner, Tildon L. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Nathalia,
>
> There is no mystery. The students were misinformed. It is always
> stressful as a teacher to have students who have received inadequate or
> erroneous instruction of any kind. The mnemonic is FANBOYS not FANBOY.
> The "S" makes all the difference. "So" is the only coordinating
> conjunction that indicates material implicature, effectively carrying the
> meaning of "therefore". In the college setting in which I teach, I can be
> forceful about blaming poor previous instruction for difficulties some
> students have and can dissuade them from continuing to use incorrect
> grammar. I appreciate the fact that you may not have such a luxury with
> younger students. However, they need to be weaned of the misunderstanding
> regarding "so".
> Perhaps the students only think of "so" in its adverbial usage such as: "I
> went to bed early so I could get a good night's sleep", which of course
> does not require a comma. They need to become comfortable with a compound
> like "It is very hot outside today, so I'm not going to wear a jacket",
> which typically does take a comma.
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Til
>
>
> Til Turner
> Languages and Literature
> Northern Virginia Community College
> www.englishiskillingme.com
> Ph: 703.323.3269
>
>
> ________________________________________
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> Subject: Compound Sentences and Coordinating Conjunctions
>
> I am hoping you could help me solve a bit of a mystery. Some of my
> students have been taught that "so" is not a coordinating conjunction and
> should not be used to join two independent clauses. Unfortunately, none of
> them can explain this other than to say "their teacher said so." These are
> seventh and eighth grade students. They have been taught the mnemonic
> device FANBOY to remember the coordinating conjunctions and are holding
> firm in their "understanding." Am I missing something?
>
> Best,
>
> Nathalia Hardy
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