The word "so"

[raimesina]

:itshere:

Can we start a sentence with 'so'?

My trainers before told me that we should not start a sentence with 'so' but I can still see essays with sentences beginning with 'so.'

It's very confusing.

[q_sharon]

:itshere:

Can we start a sentence with 'so'?

My trainers before told me that we should not start a sentence with 'so' but I can still see essays with sentences beginning with 'so.'

It's very confusing.

If you are a teacher, I suggest you correct the mistake.

If the meaning of "so" is therefore or as a result, it must immediately follow the main clause introduced by a comma, as in:

He was tired, so he went to bed early.

So must not begin a sentence because it is a conjunction that takes the meaning of "as a result".

So as a conjunction has only one possible position: between two sentences;

unlike the transition, "therefore", which can move positions as in:

He was tired. Therefore, he went to bed early.

He was tired. He, therefore, went to bed early.

He was tired. He went to bed early, therefore. (Grammatically correct although uncommon)

I hope this helps.:approve:

[raimesina]

Wow!

Thank you for that. I'm learning. :approve:

[q_sharon]

You are :welcome: raimesina.

[jossiah]

So be it.