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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Could you tell me if 'however' is a conjunction in the following sentence?
Hi teachers,
Could you tell me if 'however' is a conjunction in the following sentence?
He has to work hard — harder than the excavator operators, for example. However, he earns less money than they do.
If it is so, it should always be, 'however + subject + verb + ...'
Thanks in advance.
Could you tell me if 'however' is a conjunction in the following sentence?
He has to work hard — harder than the excavator operators, for example. However, he earns less money than they do.
If it is so, it should always be, 'however + subject + verb + ...'
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Hi, Thinking Spain Could you tell me if 'however' is a conjunction in the following sentence? Generally speaking, it's an adverb though it may seem to you like a real conjunction. In fact, its role in the sentence is to modify the clause that precedes it.
- Hi, Thinking Spain Could you tell me if 'however' is a conjunction in the following sentence?
- Generally speaking, it's an adverb though it may seem to you like a real conjunction.
- In fact, its role in the sentence is to modify the clause that precedes it.
- As for punctuation—some still maintain that a semicolon should be placed before a conjunctive adverb like however as it connects two main clauses (two "main ideas"), but placing a period instead is still common and considered correct by many grammarians.
- Both of these structures are correct, then: I thought you were an honest person .
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Hi,
sentence is to modify the clause that precedes it. As for punctuation—some still maintain that a semicolon
should be placed before a conjuncti
Thinking SpainCould you tell me if 'however' is a conjunction in the following sentence?Generally speaking, it's an adverb though it may seem to you like a real conjunction. In fact, its role in the
sentence is to modify the clause that precedes it. As for punctuation—some still maintain that a semicolon
should be placed before a conjuncti
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RegardsGenerally speaking, it's an adverb though it may seem to you like a real conjunction.Hi Regards,
Thank you so much for your detailed explanation. Now it is very clear that is an adverb and a connector as well. As a result, it is a 'conjunctive adverb' because it is used to connect ideas. It introduces a statement that contrasts with or seems to con
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Hi,
Regards
Thinking SpainAs a result, it is a 'conjunctive adverb' because it is used to connect ideas. It introduces a statement that contrasts with or seems to contradict something that has beeen said previously.Yes, what you're saying makes sense.
Regards
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