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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Besides that?

Hi! everyone.Could you tell me if I use "besides that" in the below sentence or not?
-The house was big and beautiful besides that I loved it. (Is it correct?)
Or what about this one with out "that"
-The house was big and beautiful besides I loved it.(What is the difference between "besides that" and besides
What is the purpose of "that"? I mean what "that" implies? Does it refer to the first part of the sentence before "besides" or the second part after "besides"?
Thanks!
  

Top answer

Hi, The house was big and beautiful besides that I loved it. -- No good. Actually, I think you meant to write: The house was big and beautiful.

— Regards

  • Hi, The house was big and beautiful besides that I loved it.
  • -- No good.
  • Actually, I think you meant to write: The house was big and beautiful.
  • Besides, I loved it.
  • -- Although these two statements are grammatical, the connection between them is, in my opinion, weak and faulty.
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Hi,
The house was big and beautiful besides that I loved it. -- No good.

Actually, I think you meant to write:

The house was big and beautiful. Besides, I loved it. -- Although these two statements are grammatical,

the connection between them is, in my opinion, weak and faulty. I would not use besides in that kind of context.

Consider the following
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Hi Regards Thanks for answering.
RegardsThe house was a little small but, besides that, I loved it. -- Here, besides that mean except for that.
What I understand from your above sentence is that "except the house's smallness I loved the other things in it"
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silak12-The house was big and beautiful besides that I loved it. (Is it correct?)
Yes, but a semicolon (or full stop) is required before besides:

The house was big and beautiful; besides that, I loved it.

In this use, besides is a preposition meaning "in addition to" which has the pro-form that (refer
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only use besides. Besides that is actually grammatically.
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