Thursday, 14 May 2015

Linkers of contrast

Contrast
In spite of / Despite Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase
Although / (Even) though Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a sentence.
However / Nevertheless / Still / Yet / Even so / On the contrary / In contrast. Introduce a new idea which marks a contrast with previously stated ideas. Used after a strong pause and separated from the sentence they introduce by a comma.
On the one hand ... on the other hand. Links two contrasting ideas / paragraphs.
In contrast to / Contrary to. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.
Whereas. Link two contrasting ideas. Not separated by commas.

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