Although or However?

[al-5yal]

I think "Altough" is alright, because the comma always comes after the sentence when it is begun with Althoughm but when it is begun with "However", the comma comes after the" However" dirctly.

 

[karimk]

thank you for this exercice:up:

 

[The Majesty]

it is easy in use ,but needs more understand

 

[Fablets]

Although is normally followed by the first event.
First event: It was raining.
Second Event (contrasting event): He went to the beach.
Although it was raining, he went to the beach.


However is normally followed by the second event (contrasting event) after the first event has been mentioned. A comma is needed.
First event: It was raining.
Second Event (contrasting event): He went to the beach.
It was raining. However, he went to the beach.
It’s also possible to use however in the end of the clause describing the second event:
It was raining. He went to the beach, however.

 

[Atchan]

The answer is although but putting "however" in the same choice confuses everyone.

 

[foclovic]

Why?

lawyer

 

[OPENED EYES]

I voted for (( although )) .

although---Subordinating Conjunction --at beginning of sentence--establishes the relationship between the dependent clause and the rest of the sentence.

However---conjunctive adverbs---after comma--used to create complex relationships between ideas.

 

[alkibiades]

All of these are correct.

1. Although it was expensive, she bought it.
2. The purse was frightfully expensive. She bought it, however, because she had no choice.
3. Though it was most attractive, in the end she couldn't buy it.
4. Although she bought it, in the end she returned it to the shop.
5. However many times she shopped there, she never bought a thing.
6. However expensive it may be, she fully intends to buy it.
7. Although he fully intended to pay for the merchandise, he forgot, and was promptly arrested.

 

[Teia]

Not true. Consider the sentence:

However expensive, they still bought it.

"You can use however before an adjective or adverb to emphasize that the degree or extend of something cannot change a situation" (Cobuild)

E.g. However hard she tried, nothing seemed to work


In these cases, no comma is required; actually, you can't use a comma.
*However, hard she tried, nothing seemed to work

Hi

I would not use " however" in this construction[ However expensive, they still bought it] because it is not the same as:

Although / Though expensive, they bought it. or
Yet, they bought it.
"However expensive, they still bought it" sounds a little bit odd to me. It might be correct but, as far as I`m concerned, I wouldn`t use it.

or better than those above:

In spite of the fact that it was expensive, they bought it. Our colleague tried to say that, however is usually followed by a comma whenever it is used as a conjunctive with the meaning " nevertheless, nonetheless, even so" etc. I agree with him.

or

You can use " however" as an adverb as you have already explained in your last sentence: However hard she tried... [ degree ]

Regards,

Teia

 

[gulesin]

However is usually used at the beginning of the second sentences,it refers unexpected result.
I was very tired,however I cleaned all the rooms by myself.
Or we use at the beginining of sentence with an adjective or an adverb.
However hard she studied,she couldn't get a high mark.

''Although ''is used for a situation with its contradictory result.

Although it rained a lot ,the farmers weren't satisfied with the crop.

 

[Patrick87]

Synonyns in this position:

They still bought it, although, it was expensive.
They still bought it, however, it was expensive.

I think the comma in the first sentence after although is incorrect. I would write "They still bought it, although it was expensive."

 

[Tdol]

What makes you think it's wrong?

 

[Patrick87]

Well, I would not use it, because although is introcuding a subordinate clause and you don't make a pause after although.

 

[Tdol]

Sorry- I missed the comma in the part you quoted. I get your point and agree with you. Sorry for being a bit slow on the uptake. ;--)

 

[hideandseek]

although