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Christine Christie Posted 3 years ago
Grammar

Nevertheless

Can the adverb 'nevertheless' be used at the beginning of a sentence?


Such as, is this paragraph correct?


'The day was cloudy. Nevertheless the couple enjoyed their picnic.'

  

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Christine Christie Such as, is this paragraph correct? Yes. " It's really a conjunctive adverb, so it's not ideal to start a sentence with it like that, but it's fine in everyday English.

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  • Christine Christie Such as, is this paragraph correct?
  • Yes.
  • " It's really a conjunctive adverb, so it's not ideal to start a sentence with it like that, but it's fine in everyday English.
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Christine ChristieSuch as, is this paragraph correct?

Yes. That's called a sentence adverb, and it needs a comma: "Nevertheless, the couple enjoyed their picnic." It's really a conjunctive adverb, so it's not ideal to start a sentence with it like that, but it's fine in everyday English.

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Christine Christie'The day was cloudy. Nevertheless the couple enjoyed their picnic.'

It's OK, but note that style manuals suggest a different punctuation scheme for conjunctive adverbs, namely,

The day was cloudy; nevertheless, the couple enjoyed their picnic.

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