RCC 4 R.E.A.L. Reading Engages Active Learning
A Quality Enhancement Plan at Robeson Community College
Geoff, Now I'm confused. Here's what I replied to: TJ - Not to quibble, but I think the emphasis was on "awkward," not "incorrect," and starting a sentence with because can be considered awkward depending on the useage. Geoff Layton I thought you were saying that "because" might be discouraged because it is awkward to begin sentences that way. Now you are asking US for examples to back up your point. Or am I missing something? I have a friend who says it's a miracle that we ever understand each other, the possibilities for misunderstanding being as great as they are. Here we are as living proof. Any grammatical construction, including sentences starting with "because" as the head of a subordinate clause, will be awkward if they don't fit the discourse purposes. I would be interested to see examples. My earlier ones were an attempt to ADD the fact that starting with these clauses is often well motivated. Craig On 4/13/2011 1:31 PM, Geoffrey Layton wrote: [log in to unmask] type="cite"> Craig, |
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