Note that however and nevertheless are normally placed in initial position in a sentence when contrasting two ideas. They can, however, also come in mid position or end position: - Note that however and nevertheless are normally placed in initial position in a sentence when contrasting two ideas. They can, however, also come in mid position or end position:
- There will be no more pay increases this year. That is for sure. We have, however, agreed to carry out a full review of pay and conditions. We have agreed, nevertheless, to carry out a full review of pay and conditions.
- He's still able to get around quite well. His whole life has been plagued by illness, however. His whole life has been plagued by illness, nevertheless
- Less formal equivalents of however and nevertheless would be even so, in spite of this, yet or yet..still. These alternatives would be better suited to spoken English discourse:She's really quite ill and has been for some time. Even so / In spite of this she remains in good spirits.
- He has over a million pounds in his bank account. Yet he still gets up at six every morning to go to work.
While / whereas - Whereas means the same as while in sentences expressing contrasts. It does not mean the same as while when while refers to time: The south has a hot, dry climate, whereas/while the north has a milder, wetter climate. The secretray took care of my appointments while I was away from the office.
- We use the conjunction whereas to indicate a contrast between two facts or ideas:
- He loves foreign holidays, whereas his wife prefers to stay at home.
- Whereas most new PCs have several USB slots, older ones often only had one.
- The conjunction whereas has a number of meanings, but it’s most commonly used to mean although or while in contrast. In these senses of whereas, the word is grammatically identical to while or although. That is, it introduces a dependent clause.
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