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"However" vs. "Nevertheless"
Contrastive sentence connectors

Purpose: This exercise aims to give you practice in recognising the differences between "however" and "nevertheless" ("nonetheless").

Pre-exercise Reading: Read and become familiar with the use of "however" and "nevertheless" ("nonetheless") before attempting this exercise.

Instructions: In this exercise, you will be presented with example texts that lacks a sentence connector. From the pull-down select box, choose either "however" or "nevertheless", and then press the "CHECK" button to receive feedback on your choice.

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Estimated time: 20 minutes.

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