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Radovan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

however

Hi.
Choose the correct ending. Sometimes both endings are possible.

It was supposed to be sunny today,
a) however, it looks like it's going to rain.
b) so perhaps this rain will stop soon.

According to the key, both are correct. In my opinion, "a)" is not, because "However" links two sentences, not two clauses. So with "however" the sentence(s) would go: It was supposed to be sunny today. However, it looks like it's going to rain.

What do you think?
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
  

Top answer

It was supposed to be sunny today. However, it looks like it's going to rain. It was supposed to be sunny today; however, it looks like it's going to rain.

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  • It was supposed to be sunny today.
  • However, it looks like it's going to rain.
  • It was supposed to be sunny today; however, it looks like it's going to rain.
  • Your sentences are OK.
  • The following sentence with a semi-colon is fine too.
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It was supposed to be sunny today. However, it looks like it's going to rain.
It was supposed to be sunny today; however, it looks like it's going to rain.

Your sentences are OK. The following sentence with a semi-colon is fine too.
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So in the workbook I took the example from, there is a mistake in the key. They are not both correct, is that right?
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radovanSo in the workbook I took the example from, there is a mistake in the key. They are not both correct, is that right?
Yes.
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