Although or however

It's easy to confuse although and however because they're both used to show a contrast between ideas. But they aren't the same kind of word. Although is used to start a dependent clause (DC). However is used to link two independent clauses (IC) that have a full stop between them.

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I feel extremely tired, I went to bed early last night.
I left on time; , heavy traffic caused me to be late.
I'm running a little late with the speech; , I expect to finish it by this afternoon.
They're still going camping, it will be raining all weekend.
James made the basket, he is much shorter than his one-on-one opponent, John.
We will have lunch outside. , we will move inside in the event of rain.
Marie speaks English well, her first language is French.
Marie speaks English well; her first language, , is French.
David loves Bollywood movies, he doesn't speak Hindi.
We will have to move; the rent is good, the apartment is in poor repair.

Date modified: 2020-08-25

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