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so / yet / nor — English conjunctions
Three more joining words. Yet means "but" with more surprise in it; nor joins two negatives and swaps the word order after itself.
The shape
clause, so / yet / nor + clause
Join clauses the way written English does.
In Hindi
तीन और जोड़ने वाले शब्द। yet यानी हैरानी वाला but; nor दो नकारों को जोड़ता है और अपने बाद क्रम उलट देता है।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
He is rich, yet but he is unhappy. | He is rich, yet he is unhappy. "Yet" already does the job of "but". |
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Questions people ask
- What is the so / yet / nor used for?
- Three more joining words. Yet means "but" with more surprise in it; nor joins two negatives and swaps the word order after itself. In practice: join clauses the way written english does.
- How do you form the so / yet / nor?
- clause, so / yet / nor + clause.
- What is the most common mistake with the so / yet / nor?
- Saying “He is rich, yet but he is unhappy.” instead of “He is rich, yet he is unhappy.”. "Yet" already does the job of "but".
Where so / yet / nor fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
so / yet / nor is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to connectors. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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