Can you start a paragraph with "however"? |
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Votes: 1535
Comments: 22
Added: August 2003
| Stunz - 25th September 2003 01:36 |
| Why on earth not? |
| italianbro - 4th November 2003 15:39 |
| yes you can, however, it would preferable, and in my opinion, it would give a classy touch if placed two or three words later. |
| willbut - 29th November 2003 00:03 |
| It would be difficult to start a text with 'however' as a conjunct, but you could easily start 'However + adjective\adverb'. |
| Jillian Ehlrich - 19th February 2006 21:53 |
| You cannot start a sentence with "however," because instead you would put a comma or semi colon. |
| tokio_hotel_lover - 28th September 2006 23:04 |
| yeah u can!!! however many apples you eat you will still get ill! |
| o - 29th September 2006 16:05 |
| mmmm... apples... |
| Oriphiel - 9th November 2006 15:02 |
| Of course you can. The paragraph that starts with "However", "Nonetheless", et cetera can be a supporting/contradicting paragraph to the previous one, which contains a certain fact, idea or opinion. |
| cheesesux - 5th December 2006 23:59 |
| However you slice it, the english language allows many interpretations of its rules. ;) |
| Trish - 19th December 2006 12:09 |
| Yeah...way to go, Cheesesux! |
| devaun - 24th January 2007 16:06 |
| i need help to right a storey please. what web sits. |
| k - 4th August 2007 21:41 |
| No, b'cuz however is another conjunction for but. It is supposed to link stuff that are different or contrasting or irony. |
| Kayla - 28th September 2007 20:47 |
| Know it is not a good word because you are talking about "however" what you would be starting a new paragraph and the reader would not know what you are saying. |
| Lucy - 7th October 2007 21:48 |
| Yes, I was mistaken here in voting "no." It is incorrect to use however followed by a comma at the beginning of the sentence, but it can be correct as part of a phrase. Example (wrong!): I like ice cream. However, ice cream can be too cold. Example (right): I like ice cream. However cold it may be, I can always eat it. |
| maimoona - 3rd September 2008 22:26 |
| u can never start a paragraph with a however |
| Chris - 22nd October 2008 02:38 |
| However ... |
| Djfyasko - 9th November 2008 18:50 |
| I'm writing a paper right now and am thinking about whether or not I can in fact use however to start a paragraph because I want to show a relationship between the last paragraph and the next. Although I do know that you can definitely start a sentence with however, I'm not exactly sure about using the word however to start a paragraph. |
| Carl - 4th December 2008 20:38 |
| Yes you can, preferably when you're writing an essay or assignmet which involves argumental issues. You could be ending a paragraph like this "...which plato defined as a difinitive piece of morality" then you would start of the next paragraph saying "However this philosopher..." |
| Add me - 10th December 2008 00:14 |
| I believe "however" can be used in a subsequent paragraph to show a link with the preceding paragraph. However... it would not make sense in the first paragraph or sentence of a story or a written piece. |
| Mark - 22nd January 2009 15:14 |
| However is a post-positive, which means that it must follow closely some preceding hought. Thus, it is wrong to place it at the start of a new paragraph. In such matters, it is better to stay within the limits of grammar rather than to distract the reader with borderline cases. |
| hello - 7th March 2009 04:09 |
| yeah , of course you can , why couldn't you? |
| elizabeth - 30th March 2009 01:27 |
| duhhhhh yes you could and suppose to.......anybody who put no needs help |
| khadija - 11th November 2009 04:25 |
| yes in fact you can star a paragraph with the word however because it is a transitional word....for example it may be used when you are writing an essay contrasting things. so when u start a new paragraph u say however [[its like saying on the other hand]]. |
