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Grammar and Linguistics > In constrast/ On the contrary
In constrast/ On the contrary
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ironik
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In constrast/ On the contrary
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Hi mates! I �ve searched all over the Internet and eslprintables but I couldn �t find a satisfying answer. Can you help me with this? Which sentence is correct? one, neither or both?
1. The pasta wasn �t very delicious. In contrast, it tasted terrible.
2. The pasta wasn �t very delicious. On the contrary, it tasted terrible.
Thanks in advance, Ada |
14 May 2014
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douglas
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2 is fine
1 would normally require something it is being contrasted to |
14 May 2014
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yanogator
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I definitely agree with Douglas. There is no contrast in #1. I would also leave "very" out of #2.
Bruce |
14 May 2014
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cpimentel6
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Neither both. If the pasta wasn �t (very) delicious, it means that it tasted horribly. In this case, I would add a conjunction: "actually" between the clauses. "The past wasn �t delicious. Actually, it tasted horrible. |
14 May 2014
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yanogator
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I �m sorry to have to disagree with you, cpimentel6, but a negation doesn �t have to mean the opposite. The pasta wasn �t delicious, but it was OK. She isn �t gorgeous, but she is pretty. Bruce |
15 May 2014
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ironik
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a very late thanks all of you :) |
21 May 2014
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