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"Conversely" vs. "On the contrary" and "In contrast"
Sentence connectors
Purpose: The following exercise gives you practice in distinguishing between the sentence connectors
"Conversely", "On the contrary", and "In contrast / By contrast ".
Pre-exercise Reading:
Read and become familiar with the different meanings and uses of "Conversely", "On the contrary" and
"In contrast / By contrast " (adversative connectors)
before attempting this exercise.
Instructions: In this exercise, you will be presented with example texts that lack a sentence connector.
From the pull-down select box, choose either "Conversely", "On the contrary" or "In contrast / By contrast", and then
press the "CHECK" button to receive feedback on your choice.
Please note that you can also click on the icon in the left-hand corner at any time during the exercise to send an automated email message with comments, questions or problems to your teacher.
Estimated time: 25 minutes.
Press the button below to start the exercise.
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