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Copysnake Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
instead & however?
what's the defference between instead and however when used to express contrast?
"Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment.instead , it is a major stage of the writing process and writers revise every step of the way." why can't i replease instead with however?
"Mike doesn't study at all.Instead, he sits idle all day." can i say "Mike doesn't study at all. instead, he sits idle all day"? what's the difference?
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"Instead, he did experiments to test and prove an idea before he was ready to accept it." can i say "however, he did experiments to..."? what's the difference?
thanks a lot!
"Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment.instead , it is a major stage of the writing process and writers revise every step of the way." why can't i replease instead with however?
"Mike doesn't study at all.Instead, he sits idle all day." can i say "Mike doesn't study at all. instead, he sits idle all day"? what's the difference?
or
"Instead, he did experiments to test and prove an idea before he was ready to accept it." can i say "however, he did experiments to..."? what's the difference?
thanks a lot!
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'Instead' is used when we refer to something which is not expected or logical Instead of teaching Mary, he was learning from her. She was watching the TV instead of preparing for the test next day. However has more than one meaning.
- 'Instead' is used when we refer to something which is not expected or logical Instead of teaching Mary, he was learning from her.
- She was watching the TV instead of preparing for the test next day.
- However has more than one meaning.
- In line with the idea you have conveyed it can be used before an idea which runs counter to the one before it.
- She was the last person to join this firm, however, he has the most stable one.
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'Instead' is used when we refer to something which is not expected or logical
Instead of teaching Mary, he was learning from her.
She was watching the TV instead of preparing for the test next day.
However has more than one meaning. In line with the idea you have conveyed it can be used before an idea which runs counter to the one before it.
She was the last person to joi
Instead of teaching Mary, he was learning from her.
She was watching the TV instead of preparing for the test next day.
However has more than one meaning. In line with the idea you have conveyed it can be used before an idea which runs counter to the one before it.
She was the last person to joi
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