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I often hear people start a sentence with "But". I also find many books using a "but" at the start of a sentence. My teacher, however, told me that it's ungrammatical and that I'm not supposed to use "but" at the start of a sentence especially in formal documents.

My teacher says, for example, that:

A) Luffy was inspired to become a pirate. But his life changed forever when he ate the magical fruit.

should be

B) Luffy was inspired to become a pirate, but his life changed forever when he ate the magical fruit.

or

C) Luffy was inspired to become a pirate. However, his life changed forever when he ate the magical fruit.

Is it true that using "But" to start a sentence is ungrammatical and not accepted in formal documents?

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    This post might help: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/52239/why-do-people-incorrectly-begin-a-sentence-with-the-word-but?rq=1 – myacorn Jan 05 '22 at 02:13
  • Does this answer your question? [Can we start a sentence with ‘But’?](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/284794/can-we-start-a-sentence-with-but) – MarcInManhattan Jan 05 '22 at 05:09
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    Does this answer your question? [Why do people, incorrectly, begin a sentence with the word "But"?](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/52239/why-do-people-incorrectly-begin-a-sentence-with-the-word-but) – myacorn Jan 05 '22 at 05:48

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