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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

However

1i00However inexpensive they are, most batteries available today will last much longer than those produced a decade ago.02i02br
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00First of all, I think this is grammatically perfect.02br
00But I've also learned that if you use an adverb instead of a conjunction in a dependant clause, then the error called 'a comma splice' occurs.02br
00If this theory is applied to this, the sentence has a comma splice because 01i00however 02i00is an adverb.02br
00I think there are lots of exceptions in English, and I can accept all of these.02br
00My question is the sentence is perfect or not.02br
00If you have time, could you comment on my analysis.02br
00By the way, in the original sentence, 01i00they are02i00 is omitted. 02br
00Thanks02br
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02br 00I would use 'however expensive they may be', which is perhaps a little archaic, but it's the construction common when I was first paying attention to language. 0-

— Philip

  • 02br 00I would use 'however expensive they may be', which is perhaps a little archaic, but it's the construction common when I was first paying attention to language.
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0 I'll let someone else tackle the question of adverbs and comma splices.02br
00I would use 'however expensive they may be', which is perhaps a little archaic, but it's the construction common when I was first paying attention to language. 0-
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01cite10Philip12cite10I would use 'however expensive they may be',12blockquote
10Got it!02br
00Thanks, Philip. 02br
00As for comma splices, this is my afterthought:02br
01i00However expensive they may be02i00 itself may be a independent sentence but really needs s
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