Example: I finished my essay. But I wasn’t satisfied with it.
Five methods to revise this sentence:
1. Omit And, So, or But
Example: I finished my essay. I wasn’t satisfied with it.
2. Omit And, So, or But and use a ;
Example: I finished my essay; I wasn't satisfied with it.
3. Substitute a transitional expression (Keys for Writers p. 249)
Example: I finished my essay. However, I wasn’t satisfied with it.
4. Use the conjunction in its usual position in a compound sentence:
Example: I finished my essay, but I wasn’t satisfied with it.
5. Use a subordinating conjunction ( Keys for Writers p. 249) instead:
Example: Although I finished my essay, I wasn’t satisfied with it.