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IMPROVE VOCABULARY FAST

 

 IN VOCABULARY, today we are going to discuss about 

“though, although, but, yet, despite, despite of, inspite of”, whereas……… 

LINKING WORDS AS THEY ARE USUALLY CALLED AS OR TERMED AS.These linking words are words that join two contrast facts.

Contrast words mean completely contradicting words,

A gentle reminder,Clause is a group of words……..of course today we are talking about words……

Just note the difference and learn here,

Keep it in mind,Linking words are used to tell contrasting things, facts……

 

                       IMPROVE VOCABULARY

 

But,yet, and yet

BUT

*The price of this car is reasonable, but there is no buyer so far.

*The price of the car A is reasonable but the car B is expensive.

*The price of the car is reasonable, yet there is no buyer so far.

*The price of the car is reasonable and yet there is no buyer so far.

 

 

One more example discussed over here,………..

*He studied well, but failed in the exam.

*He did not study well but he passed in the exam.

*He did not study at all and yet he passed in the exam.

 

 

Now slowly getting into 

Though, although, even though

 

Let’s reconsider the same example we took before……

 

*The price of this car is reasonable, but there is no buyer so far.

 

*There is no buyer for this car though it’s price is reasonable.

*There is no buyer for this car although it’s price is reasonable.

*There is no buyer for this car even though it’s price is reasonable.

 

 

 

Surprisingly all these three sentences almost convey the same meaning but there is of course a small tint of difference between them.

 

Usually though could be used in colloquial English-say informal English, say conversational(spoken English) English……. something casual….. well though could be used in written English also.

 

Although, eventhough could be probably used for written English mainly.

 

 

These were simple sentences where we used though, although, even though in the middle of the sentence, now we shall use them in the beginning of the sentence….

*Though the price of this car is reasonable, there is no buyer so far.

*Although the price of this car is reasonable, there is no buyer so far.
 
 
 
“Though” also could be used at the end of the sentences.
 
This privilege is there only for though and it could be used in spoken English only, although and even though should not be used at the last.
The price of this car is reasonable.So far there is no buyer for it though.
 
A few more examples on the pipeline…
 
 
 
 
Just look it,
 
*Though the interview was tough,I did well.(“Though the interview was tough” and “I did well”,these two clauses are in contrast) 
 
*I did well in the interview though it was difficult.
 
*I did the interview well.It was difficult though.
 
Whereas, while
 
 
The price of car A is reasonable but the car B is expensive.
 
With this example sentence let us see how we could use “while and whereas”
 
The car B is expensive while price of the car A is reasonable.
*While/whereas the price of the car A is reasonable, the car B is expensive. 
 
 
 
While and whereas are used when we are comparing….
 
Well there are a few more linking words say…
nevertheless, nonetheless, still, however and so on…..
 
Hope you gathered a vivid idea of what these linking words are and the mild difference they carry……..
 
Catch you very soon
 
How would you use try to use these linking words in your spoken and written English please do share it with me………
 
Janet Fernandez
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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