Re: grammar tricks (fwd)

[Eric Crump <wleric@showme.missouri.edu>]

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Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 11:23:16 -0500
From: "HILDEBFL@snymorva.cs.snymor.edu" <HILDEBFL@snymorva.cs.snymor.edu>
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To: Multiple recipients of list WCENTR-L <WCENTR-L@MIZZOU1.MISSOURI.EDU>
Subject: Re: grammar tricks (fwd)

     Conjunctive adverbs are frequently confused with conjunctions and,
therefore, can result in run-on sentences.  If students have trouble
memorizing the conjunctions with BOYFANS, the shortness of the conjunctions
helps to identify them. Also, conjunctions do not move around in the
sentence, but conjunctive adverbs can:
     Teaching is fun, but I am looking forward to Christmas vacation.
     Teaching is fun; however, I am looking forward to Christmas vacation.
     Teaching is fun; I am, however, looking forward to Christmas vacation.
     Teaching is fun; I am, but, looking forward to Christmas vacation.
A misplaced "but" usually gets a laugh.

                                           Fredrick L. Hildebrand, Ph.D
                                           Professor of English
                                           State University of New York
Phone: 315-684-6159                              at Morrisville
E-mail: hildebfl@snymorva.cs.snymor.edu
Website: http://www.snymor.edu/~hildebfl/