Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Toaddareason

Toaddanexpectedresult

Toaddanegativeequalidea

Toaddanalternativepossibility

Toaddanoppositeidea

Butandyethavesimilarmeanings:Theybothsignalthatanoppositeideaiscom-

ing.Butispreferredwhenthetwoclausesaredirectopposites.Whenthesecond

clauseisanunexpectedorsurprisingcontinuationbecauseofinformationgivenin

thefirstclause,yetisprefened.(Butisacceptableforbothmeanings;yetforonly

onemeaning.)Compare:

I wanttostudyart,butmyparentswantmetostudyengineering.(direct

opposite)

Iamverybadatmath,yetmyparentswantmetostudyengineering.(surprising

continuationafter"Iamverybadatmath")

Doctorssaythatstressis anotherlongevityfactor,sotrytoavoidstressif youwishtolivea longerlife.

Dietis onefactorinhowlongpeoplelive,butit is nottheonlyfactor.

nor Theydonoteata lotofredmeat,nordotheyeatmanydairyproducts.

Note:Normeans"andnot."It joinstwonegativeindependentclauses.Noticethatquestionword

orderis usedafternor.

Coordinator§(CoordinatingConjunction§)

166 Part 111 I SentenceStructure