Although / However / But

Although / However / But

But / Although

• We can use BUT and ALTHOUGH to join sentences together when we want to express CONTRAST.

• Rio Cuarto used to be a very dirty city, BUT now it's much cleaner.

• ALTHOUGH it's a simple camera, it's very expensive.

• BUT always goes in the middle of the sentence

• ALTHOUGH can go in the middle or at the beginning.

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HOWEVER

• However is used to emphasize the contrast between two sentences.

• However is separated with commas.

• John's written work is the best. However, his drawing is very poor.

• Johns written work is the best. His drawing, however, is very poor.

Sally works hard. She is not productive

• ALTHOUGH sally works hard, she is not productive.

• Sally works hard BUT she is not productive.

• Sally works hard. HOWEVER she is not productive

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Brian is quite young. His work is greatly appreciated (although / however)

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Mary is a favourite with the boss. Her colleagues like her. (but/however/although)

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Joan's English is not very good. She gets her message across. (However / Although)

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Tony always arrives late. He usually finishes his work on time. (but /although)

Do you believe in aliens?

ALTHOUGH.

Although there is not enough evidente to prove alien life, I still believe in it.

There is not enough evidence to prove alien life exists, however, many people choose to believe they do.

Many people believe in aliens, but I don't think they are right. There simply isn't enough evidence to prove that.

Open Ended

Write a few sentences explaining the arguments for and against Remember to use BUT, HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH.

Although there is not enough evidente to prove alien life, I still believe in it.

There is not enough evidence to prove alien life exists, however, many people choose to believe they do.

Many people believe in aliens, but I don't think they are right. There simply isn't enough evidence to prove that.