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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Although in the sentence

MY brother is an expert musician. Although my brother has a biggest dream of becoming a musician, no one recognized him and gave him chance to express his talent.

Does the above sentences make sense or is there any grammar error. In what context we usually use or should use although?
  

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Guys I know the meaning of Although and have read several threads but in the above sentence I have a confusion whether Although is the right choice or not. Can anyone please guide me. Thanks,

  • Guys I know the meaning of Although and have read several threads but in the above sentence I have a confusion whether Although is the right choice or not.
  • Can anyone please guide me.
  • Thanks,
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Guys I know the meaning of Although and have read several threads but in the above sentence I have a confusion whether Although is the right choice or not. Can anyone please guide me.

Thanks,
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Hi Mister Micawber, I think you have replied to my question but I could not read your reply post as it's says the post no longer exists, could you please re-post. Actually I was waiting for someone to answer to my question since yesterday.
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Although my brother's biggest dream was to become a musician, no one recognized him and gave him chance to express his talent.

I think "although" is not ideal there. If we put a definition of "although" in its place, it becomes a little clearer that there is a problem of logic: "In spite of the fact that my brother's biggest dream was to become a musician, no one recognized him and gave h
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Yes Initially I thought it was right but when I read the sentence over and over, I realized that Although is the not the right word to use in this context.

How can I write the same sentence in a better way? using but can make it work? Please help me rewrite the sentence in a better way.

My brother's biggest dream was to become a musician, but no one recognized h
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My brother's biggest dream was to become a musician, but no one recognized him and gave him the chance to express his talent.


That "the" was missing all along, but I failed to see it. The sentence is good with "but".
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Ok thanks, I have one more sentence for you, please check it.

Although I drew this drawing, still I doubt myself.
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It's a little poetic or stilted or something. More natural is "Although I drew this drawing, I still doubt myself."
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Ok got it, thanks a lot.

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