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Old 03-Jan-2004, 15:38
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Originally Posted by jiang
The first question is : For number 2, can we put 'however', 'on the contrary', 'to the contrary' and 'but'?
No. Use however (for example) only to contrast with something that came before. In fact, I wouldn't put anything in the blank, but if I did I would say For example. However, that sentence does not give an example of something mentioned in sentence one.

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Originally Posted by jiang
The second question is: For number 3, can we use 'for instance/for example' instead of 'however?
No. The word however is perfect there.

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