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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

on the contrary

Hi teachers,

Do the following sentences mean the same thing? Can we say or use them interchangeably ?

- He tried to run for five miles; on the contrary, couldn't.
- He tried to run for five miles; in contrast, couldn't.
- He tried to run for five miles; but couldn't.

on the contrary, in contrast, and but, do they mean the same thing in the sentence we have?

Thank you, teachers, and I should feel highly obliged if you tried to correct any grammatical mistake in my post.

Laborious.
  

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Laborious Do the following sentences mean the same thing? Can we say or use them interchangeabl y? - He tried to run for five miles; on the contrary , couldn't.

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  • Laborious Do the following sentences mean the same thing?
  • Can we say or use them interchangeabl y?
  • - He tried to run for five miles; on the contrary , couldn't.
  • - He tried to run for five miles; in contrast , couldn't.
  • - He tried to run for five miles but couldn't.
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LaboriousDo the following sentences mean the same thing? Can we say or use them interchangeably?
- He tried to run for five miles; on the contrary, couldn't.
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Sir, thank you very much, for your kind reply.

I asked this question because I saw in some dictionaries, it was written that 'and' could mean 'on the contrary,' or 'in contrast,' or 'but'.

For example-

He tried to run for five miles and couldn't. [= He tried to run for five miles, but couldn't.]

So, I was wondering if I could say the other two
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LaboriousI asked this question because I saw in some dictionaries, it was written that 'and' could mean 'on the contrary,' or 'in contrast,' or 'but'. no
For example-
He tried to run for five miles and couldn't. [= He tried to run for five miles, but couldn't.] The"but" senten
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