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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

however vs whereas

Some cultures think that love is a necessary basis for marriage. In other cultures, ..........., a man and woman may not even know each other.
I know that the right answer is however but why exactly?
  

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however fits correctly into the 'blank' in your text. whereas is a conjunction that requires a single sentence with two parts.. If you want to use it, you'll have to rewrite your two sentences as one.

  • however fits correctly into the 'blank' in your text.
  • whereas is a conjunction that requires a single sentence with two parts..
  • If you want to use it, you'll have to rewrite your two sentences as one.
  • eg Some cultures think that love is a necessary basis for marriage, whereas in other cultures a man and woman may not even know each other.
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however fits correctly into the 'blank' in your text.


whereas is a conjunction that requires a single sentence with two parts.. If you want to use it, you'll have to rewrite your two sentences as one.
eg Some cultures think that love is a necessary basis for marriage, whereas in other cultures a man and woman may not even know each other.
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AnonymousI know that the right answer is however but why exactly?
'whereas' has to be at the beginning of a clause; 'however' can begin or end the clause or interrupt it in various places.

CJ

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