tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post6962375376357192434..comments2024-02-28T05:25:12.859-05:00Comments on English, Jack: Simplifying rulesBretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870575277556244419noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-75074248576472892052009-04-01T15:41:00.000-05:002009-04-01T15:41:00.000-05:00Great post Brett.I agree with you totally. This "r...Great post Brett.<BR/>I agree with you totally. This "rule" is something that's been a big pain in the neck for me for a while. It's something that's come up at meetings too. I argued that many of the graded readers and many reading passages in the text books we have our students use have sentences that begin with "and". These texts provide the students with evidence that they are right and we are wrong and unjustly punishing them for doing what native English speaking writers do all the time. No one agreed. This "mistake" in student writing is a pet peeve with many teachers. <BR/>Thanks again for a great post.Michael Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357822437408420316noreply@blogger.com