Whats One Thing You Hated About School?

Here's a tip:
the word "and" is a conjunction; (its to CONJOIN things together)
i.e., its like glue or Scotch Tape to attach a sentence fragment
to the rest of the sentence. For years and for CENTURIES people have been starting sentences with conjunctions,
but it is against logic to do that because if u do, the sentence becomes a SENTENCE FRAGMENT.

If u do it, u will probably be able to get away with it,
but it does not make u look like a logical person to do that.

I most respectfully suggest that u don 't start a sentence with "and" or "but".

Starting a sentence with a conjunction
Occasionally I come across an adult who still thinks it’s improper to start a sentence with a conjunction. Others think that starting a sentence with a conjunction is an innovation and should be done only sparingly, if at all. For those folks, I offer this passage from the King James Bible (circa 1611). I’ll put the passage in blue and the first word of each sentence in red.

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Luke 2:6–14.

By my count, there are nine sentences; eight of them begin with a conjunction.

http://raymondpward.typepad.com/newlegalwriter/2007/02/starting_a_sent.html

A frequently asked question about conjunctions is whether and or but can be used at the beginning of a sentence. This is what R.W. Burchfield has to say about this use of and:

There is a persistent belief that it is improper to begin a sentence with And, but this prohibition has been cheerfully ignored by standard authors from Anglo-Saxon times onwards. An initial And is a useful aid to writers as the narrative continues.
from The New Fowler's Modern English Usage
edited by R.W. Burchfield. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. 1996.
Used with the permission of Oxford University Press.
The same is true with the conjunction but. A sentence beginning with and or but will tend to draw attention to itself and its transitional function. Writers should examine such sentences with two questions in mind: (1) would the sentence and paragraph function just as well without the initial conjunction? (2) should the sentence in question be connected to the previous sentence? If the initial conjunction still seems appropriate, use it.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm

No. I'm not interested in doing that. I don't lose stuff often.

Well it's Ninth and Hennepin
All the doughnuts have names that sound like prostitutes
And the moon's teeth marks are on the sky
Like a tarp thrown all over this
And the broken umbrellas like dead birds
And the steam comes out of the grill
Like the whole goddamn town's ready to blow...
And the bricks are all scarred with jailhouse tattoos
And everyone is behaving like dogs
And the horses are coming down Violin Road
And Dutch is dead on his feet
And all the rooms they smell like diesel
And you take on the dreams of the ones who have slept here
And I'm lost in the window, and I hide in the stairway
And I hang in the curtain, and I sleep in your hat...
And no one brings anything small into a bar around here
They all started out with bad directions
And the girl behind the counter has a tattooed tear
One for every year he's away, she said
Such a crumbling beauty, ah
There's nothing wrong with her that a hundred dollars won't fix
She has that razor sadness that only gets worse
With the clang and the thunder of the Southern Pacific going by
And the clock ticks out like a dripping faucet
til you're full of rag water and bitters and blue ruin
And you spill out over the side to anyone who will listen...
And I've seen it all, I've seen it all
Through the yellow windows of the evening train...

David

I know you're trying to help, but you don't have to edit my posts. I know that 'your' is possessive and 'you're' is a contraction of you are. I also know that 'alot' should be 'a lot'. Haha! When I talk/type here on a2k I don't care about my grammar too much. I know the correct way to write it, I just dont feel like writing the correct way all the time, ya know? Ha!

I was also taught to never start a sentence with a FANBOYS. For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. I know about conjunctions too, David.

I know I've asked for some help with grammar and stuff but that doesn't mean I don't know anything about it. I don't really like it how you pointed out all my mistakes like that. I know how to write, and I think I'm a pretty good writer. I'll tell you what I need help with. Please don't correct me unless I ask. I know you were just being nice but I don't like it.

Also, I know you dont get along with JTT but you don't have to say mean things about her. Would you want people talking to YOU like that? I like JTT. I don't know her but she helped me out when I needed help. You shouldn't say things like listening to her would make me flunk my class. It's mean AND it's not true. If I follow your logic I'll fail English for sure. Ur, should, ez and thawt aren't words and if I write an essay for class using that spelling they'll probably put me in remedial classes instead of advanced. Haha! Let's not be mean, OK?

I like you alot. I wanna be friends but some of the things you say are wrong and I dont like it. Just being honest. I'm not trying to be mean. Sorry if it sounds that way.

OK. Its very difficult for me to know
what u r already aware of
and what u don 't know.

Gracie, our grammar radicals, David and JTT, are romancing you with their points of view.

I'm sorry. It's not that I don't want your advice. I DO actually. It's just that, it kinda seemed like you thought I didn't know anything.

I need some help and advice on SOME things not everything. I'll ask what I need help on or with. You don't need to edit my posts though.

(sigh) I don't know. I guess I was just a little 'offended' when I saw all the corrections and stuff in red. It was stupid. I'm sorry. I wasnt trying to be a brat about it. I like it when you guys help me but I don't want you to think I'm an idiot. I really appreciate how nice you are to me.

I'm sorry. Don't be mad at me. I was trying to be nice. Honest. I didn't mean to sound bratty. I was just saying what I think. Are we okay?

I like it too! What's the name of it?