Question
Describe the function of the bolded coordinating conjunction in this sentence
They could not work as a group, so they all failed the assignment.
To contradict ideas
To show consequence
They could not work as a group, so they all failed the assignment.
To contradict ideas
To show consequence
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In the sentence "They could not work as a group, so they all failed the assignment," the bolded coordinating conjunction "so" functions **to show consequence**. It indicates that the failure to work together as a group directly led to the outcome of failing the assignment.