Joepnl
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Hi all,
in the test "Although, Despite & However" the sentence "However hard I tried, I just couldn't manage it." being OK puzzles me.
Shouldn't it be "I tried hard, however...", "Although I tried hard..." or "Despite me having tried hard, ..."?
May be "However" is used similar to "Whoever" and "Whatever" here instead of the "despite/although/however"-sense? Like in "Whatever I offered they wouldn't sell the car".
Thanks! (And I like the site!)
Joep
in the test "Although, Despite & However" the sentence "However hard I tried, I just couldn't manage it." being OK puzzles me.
Shouldn't it be "I tried hard, however...", "Although I tried hard..." or "Despite me having tried hard, ..."?
May be "However" is used similar to "Whoever" and "Whatever" here instead of the "despite/although/however"-sense? Like in "Whatever I offered they wouldn't sell the car".
Thanks! (And I like the site!)
Joep