Although she is careful/Although she still forgets ...

[Zoe262]

I have 2 sentences here.
1. Although she is careful, she still forgots her phone when she goes out.
2. Although she still forgets her phone when she goes out, she is careful.
Is the second sentence correct? If yes, what's the difference between the first and the second sentence?
Thanks for your answers.

 

[teechar]

1. Although she is careful, she still forgots forgets her phone when she goes out.
2. Although she still forgets her phone when she goes out, she is careful.

Is the second sentence correct?

Yes, both are correct.

If yes, what's the difference between the first and the second sentence?

Note that the "although" part is concessionary. That means the main message is in the other part; the concessionary part is a small negative (against the main part). Thus, in #1, the main message is that she forgets her phone (the concessionary part is that she is careful in general). In the second, the main message is that she is careful overall, but she forgets her phone.

 

[Zoe262]

Yes, both are correct.

Note that the "although" part is concessionary. That means the main message is in the other part; the concessionary part is a small negative (against the main part). Thus, in #1, the main message is that she forgets her phone (the concessionary part is that she is careful in general). In the second, the main message is that she is careful overall, but she forgets her phone.

Thank you.

 

[teechar]

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