Grammar Introduction by Fred Lam https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi Billy and Fred en-us 2019-11-28 18:41:37 UTC 2026-02-26 12:51:47 UTC hello@padlet.com However hei1218 https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417576022 1: used to introduce a statement that contrasts with or seems to contradict something that has been said previously.
2: in whatever way; regardless of how.

Example:

  • We practice hard for the competition. However, we lose. 
  • I must buy this computer however expensive it is.

Warning:
If However is used at the beginning of a sentence, it must be followed by a comma
]]> 2019-11-28 19:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417576022 Nevertheless hei1218 https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417576288 1.in spite of that; notwithstanding; all the same.

Example:

  • Nevertheless, many people were injured in the accident.
  • We brought along the umbrella, but we got wet nevertheless.
Warning:

  • Although Same has the same meaning as Nonetheless, but generally speaking, Nevertheless is more commonly used, and Nevertheless is more common than Active Voice. Nonetheless is more commonly used in passive voice.
  • The biggest difference between Although and However is that Nevertheless is more expressive and formal.
]]> 2019-11-28 19:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417576288 Even so hei1218 https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417576789 1. in spite of that; nevertheless

Example:


  • Most of the group’s funding comes from Medicaid reimbursements rather than Title X, but even so, the decision to leave Title X is revealing.
  • But even so, Aramco’s net profit came in at a staggering $46.9 billion for the first six months of the year, confirming its position as the world’s most profitable company
]]> 2019-11-28 19:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417576789 All the same hei1218 https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417576863 1. in spite of this; nevertheless.

Example:


]]> 2019-11-28 19:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417576863 Although / Even though hei1218 https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417601714 After although and even though, we use a subject and a verb.

Example:

Even though is slightly stronger and more emphatic than although.
I enjoyed the course, although I would have liked more grammar practice.
Although we saw each other every day, we didn't really know each other.
Even though she spoke very quietly, he understood every word.
She didn't get the job, even though she had all the necessary qualifications.]]> 2019-11-28 21:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417601714 Though hei1218 https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417601753 Though can be used in the same way as although. 

Example:

Though I wasn't keen on the film, I thought the music was beautiful.
Though can also go at the end of the second phrase. This way of expressing contrasting ideas is most common in spoken English.
We waited ages for our food. The waiter was really nice, though.
Do this exercise to test your grammar again]]> 2019-11-28 21:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hei1218/j4sv7cuolifi/wish/417601753