Connecting ideas with but or so

It's sunny but cool today.

• Using "but" to show contrast

  • But is used to connect two contrasting ideas in a sentence.
  • It implies a contradiction or a contrast between the two clauses or phrases it connects.

  Example: It's sunny but cool today.

  
  
• Using "or" to present alternatives

  • Or is used to offer choices or alternatives between two or more options.
  • It connects words, phrases, or clauses that provide different possibilities.

  Example: We can walk to the festival, or we can ride our bikes.

  
  
• Using "so" to show cause and effect

  • So is used to connect a cause (reason) with its effect (result).
  • It indicates that the second clause follows as a result or consequence of the first clause.

  Example: It's chilly, so you should take a jacket.

  
  

Fun Fact:


In English, conjunctions like “but,“ “or,“ and “so“ help make writing more fluid by connecting ideas, making the relationships between them clear to the reader.