Is the following sentence well constructed? Like this, doing things that you do not like help you learn important skills. It looks wrong to me, but I have yet to find a rule or guide that could give a reason for this.
Thank you for any and all help!
Best Answer
I'm not sure there is a rule, other than the rule of statistics, since I don't recall seeing that before.
There is a ready alternative:
The underlying problem, though, seems to have to do with the fact that some phrases seem inappropriate at the beginning of a sentence. Consider 'as well':
Compare:
This is odd/unacceptable in most varieties of English. However, it is common and accepted in Canadian English. I remember using it in essays all the time, until, during grad school in the US, I read about it and realized that no one there did the same.
http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanadianUsage/ndcdj/post.htm