|
ESL Forum:
Techniques and methods
in Language Teaching
Games, activities
and teaching ideas
Grammar and
Linguistics
Teaching material
Concerning
worksheets
Concerning
powerpoints
Concerning online
exercises
Make suggestions,
report errors
Ask for help
Message board
|
ESL forum >
Grammar and Linguistics > Help me, please! "however or Although?
Help me, please! "however or Although?
|
Meyling
|
Help me, please! "however or Although?
|
|
Please I need your help, Tomorrow I start learning the liking words and according to me they are both similar and a little confused, is there a simple explanation that I can use?
|
28 May 2011
|
|
|
|
Mar0919
|
|
Hi, Meyling! You are correct, however and although function in the same way. Here is a brief explanation, hope it helps you! Linking words help you to connect ideas and sentences, so that people
can follow your ideas. USES OF LINKING WORDS:
�
Give examples
For example
For instance
Namely
�
Adding information
And
In addition
As well as
Also
Too
Furthermore
Moreover
Apart from
In addition to
Besides
�
Summarising
In short
In brief
In summary
To summarise
In a nutshell
To conclude
In conclusion
�
Sequencing ideas
The former, � the latter
Firstly, secondly, finally
The first point is
Lastly
The following
�
Giving a reason
Due to / due to the fact that
Owing to / owing to the fact that
Because
Because of
Since
As
�
Giving a result
Therefore
So
Consequently
This means that
As a result
�
Contrasting ideas
But
However
Although / even though
Despite / despite the fact that
In spite of / in spite of the fact that
Nevertheless
Nonetheless
While
Whereas
Unlike
In theory� in practice�
|
28 May 2011
|
|
|
Meyling
|
|
for example in this sentence wich one is correct:
__________________I normally enjoy detective stories, I found that one a bit predictable.
a) However B) Altough C) But
These three are contrasting ideas, so all of them are possible? this is one the sentences that I have to explain tomorrow. |
28 May 2011
|
|
|
alien boy
|
|
B) is correct there!
You �re linking an exception to your preference. Hope that makes some sort of sense...
Nice, thorough breakdown there Dear Mar!
Goodnight everyone. |
28 May 2011
|
|
|
yanogator
|
|
Meyling, I hope this explanation and examples will help you. "Although" is used at the beginning of a clause to show some sort of contradiction. "However" is the same as "but", but it is usually set off by commas and in a different sentence. Here are some examples: Although I normally enjoy detective stories, I found that one a bit predictable. (This is the only correct qnswer to your example) I normally enjoy detective stories, although I found that one a bit predictable. I normally enjoy detective stories, but I found that one a bit predictable. I normally enjoy detective stories. However, I found that one a bit predictable. I normally enjoy detective stories. I found that one a bit predictable, however. (Less common than the others) Bruce |
28 May 2011
|
|
|
Meyling
|
|
thank you very much, I`ve understood, these kind of exercises are a headache for my students and even for me, �cause I�m not a native speaker but I�m learning while I�m teaching ;) and again thank you for helping me |
28 May 2011
|
|
|
dawnmain
|
although contrasts two clauses in one sentence
However contrasts 2 sentences.
|
28 May 2011
|
|
|
mohzayat
|
|
Also I can add
however can be followed by adjective
for example
However hard the questionis, I will answer it.
However expensive, I will buy it.
I wish I had helped. |
10 Jun 2011
|
|
|
