Though he was poor, yet he was poor.
Can we use 'though' and 'yet' together in a sentence? Please explain it to me.
The two clauses carry the same meaning. It is not a good sentence. "Yet" makes no sense there.
Though (or although) is a subordinator. Here is a proper use of though:
Though he wore the latest designer fashions and drove a Porsche, he was poor.
Yet is a coordinating conjunction. Here is a proper use of yet:
He wore the latest designer fashions and drove a Porsche, yet he was poor.
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Thanks, AlpheccaStars.
I'm sorry the sentence in my OP has a mistake. The sentence is the following.
Although he is poor, yet he is happy.
That is improper usage of conjunctions. Here are your choices:
Although he is poor, he is happy.
He is poor, yet he is happy.
The first one is decidedly superior.
Double conjunction error.
Though is a single word subordinating conjunction. It is not a correleative like either-or, not only- but-also.
To connect 2 clauses we need only 1 conjunction.
When we begin with a conjunction, we don't have to use a 2nd conjunction. We need just a comma.
.. So, if we read in reverse sequence it should make sense.
Like: Though he was rich, yet he was a miser.
He was a miser, though was rich.
.. We have no place for yet in the other sentence.
So, don't use a 2nd conjunction.