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• I don’t think Sean has serious behavioral problems. Nonetheless, I’ll talk to him first
thing in the morning.
• I’ve asked you a thousand times not to leave your dirty socks on the floor. Yet, you keep
doing it.
• The flight was an hour late. In spite of this, I managed to get to the conference in time.
• We went out in spite of the rain.
• Going out with John has its risks. By comparison, being with Tom is as easy as falling off
a log.
• I don’t hate Jeremy. On the contrary, I’m rather fond of him.
• I didn’t want to take a side in the argument. Instead, I put my headphones on and
listened to some smooth jazz.
• I was thinking of going round Jonathan’s place. In any case, I haven’t been invited.
• Yes, he is very good looking. All the same, I don’t think you should go out with him.
• Even if Tarnia studies hard, she won’t pass the exam.
Adapted from:Be smart in English 3

G. Grammar Focus

The difference between However and Nevertheless

a) Most of the times they appear at the beginning of a sentence, but can be used
in the midle of a sentence too.the usage of the
b) The usage of Nevertheless is formal and However is used informally.

c) Nevertheless denotes a negative to positive contrast
d) Howeve denotes a positive idea to a negative one.

The example :

The store had a great collection of shirt;
(Positive idea) however,
I didn’t find even a single one that fit me

(Negative idea)

Hunting of tigers has decreased its quantity;
(Negative idea) nevertheless,
Extensive conservation increases its population.
(Positive idea)

Adapted from:Be smart in English 3

H. Exercises

Activity 4. Read the text below and answer the questions.

TheNew York Times and The New York Daily News are really quite different. The two newspaper do
not even look alike. Each page oof the Times is twice the size of each page of the News. And as a
tabloid – a smaller newspaper – The News uses many pictures as a way to report event. They are also
different in regard totypes of stories each presents. The News is concerned with human interest

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