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The word so is a connector used to show cause and effect or to explain the reason for something. In technology and programming, so often connects the problem or situation with the solution or outcome.

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Choose the sentence where so is used correctly to connect a cause and an effect in a tech context.

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The program crashed, so we must reboot the computer.

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We wrote the code, so but it didn't compile.

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The word so is used incorrectly here. But should not be used after so. It should be either The code didn't compile, so we rewrote it, or We wrote the code, but it didn't compile.

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The server is online, so therefore we can't connect.

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The use of so and therefore together is redundant. It should be either The server is online, so we can connect or The server is online; therefore, we can connect.

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We need more data, so we can ignore the results.

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This sentence does not logically connect cause and effect. A better use of so would be, We need more data, so we will perform more tests.

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