Conjunctions are words which help link ideas in a sentence. They can join together words, parts of sentences and even whole sentences. They help to make writing flow. Jackie ate an ice cream. She ...

Is it correct to start a sentence with a conjunction? Here is a query from a reader of this column. Sanjay Saralaya writes, “Can one start a sentence with words and phrases such as as, because and due ...

The landlord refused to respond to inquiries. Because he said he needed to talk to his lawyer. When told the phrase beginning with “Because” was a sentence fragment, the student objected: But you said ...

Here is a query from a reader. Sanjay Saralaya writes: “Can one start a sentence with words and phrase such as ‘as’, ‘because’ and ‘due to’? Is it correct to say ‘As I was unwell, I could not attend ...

In each item below, the sentence contains a highlighted conjunction expressing a time relationship, followed by a conjunctive adverb in parentheses. In the blank box under each item, rewrite the ...