But, while, whereas
Supermarket fruit may be cheap.......it is not as tasty as fruit from a market.
"But' is the answer but why can't 'while' or 'whereas' be used?
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it is not as tasty as fruit from a market. "But' is the answer but why can't 'while' or 'whereas' be used? Technically you could use those others, but they are in a higher register than the rest of the sentence, so they might stand out as not quite appropriate in the given sentence.
- it is not as tasty as fruit from a market.
- "But' is the answer but why can't 'while' or 'whereas' be used?
- Technically you could use those others, but they are in a higher register than the rest of the sentence, so they might stand out as not quite appropriate in the given sentence.
- Besides, the comparisons with 'whereas' are usually more direct.
- Note how the subject changes in the following sentences while the rest of the clause is about the same in structure but contains one contrasting fact.
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anonymousSupermarket fruit may be cheap.......it is not as tasty as fruit from a market.
"But' is the answer but why can't 'while' or 'whereas' be used?
Technically you could use those others, but they are in a higher register than the rest of the sentence, so they might stand out as not quite appropriate in the given sentence.
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