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The connector so is used to introduce a result or effect related to what has been said. It often shows a cause-and-effect relationship between two parts of a sentence.

For example, It was raining, so we canceled the picnic. This shows that the picnic was canceled because of the rain.

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Which sentence is using so correctly?

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I was hungry so I am eating.

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This sentence almost uses so correctly, but the tense in the second part should match the first. It would be correct to say: I was hungry, so I ate.

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She is late to work, so she misses the meeting.

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The use of so suggests a consequence, but the tenses are mismatched. It should be: She is late to work, so she will miss the meeting.

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It started raining, so we took shelter.

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He likes to read books, so he buys a lamp.

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This sentence does not correctly use so because buying a lamp is not a direct result of liking to read books. A better use might be: He likes to read at night, so he bought a lamp.

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