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• Nevertheless is a word used to connect partially

contradictory statements. They are not completely


opposite, still nevertheless is a better option in place of
'but' in some cases.
• Nevertheless is an adverb that tells the reader that
something happened even though there is something
that might have stopped it from happening.
"Nevertheless" is commonly used as a conjunctive adverb.
Where do we put nevertheless in the sentence?

• Nevertheless can follow but:


Competition was tough last year, but nevertheless our sales increased.

• It can also begin a new sentence or follow a semi-colon:


Competition was tough last year. Nevertheless, our sales increased.
Competition was tough last year; nevertheless, our sales increased.

• In spoken English we sometimes use nevertheless at the end of a


sentence:
Suarez has a bad disciplinary record and has missed a lot of games, but he’s a
great player nevertheless.
• The math test was very difficult; nevertheless, she earned a good
grade. [Because the test was very difficult, she might have earned a
bad grade, but she didn't.]
• She never liked reading about economics, but the book was
interesting nevertheless. [She didn't think the book about economics
would interest her, but it did.]
• Every time he tried, he failed. Nevertheless, he did not quit trying.
[He could have quit trying because of his failures, but he didn’t.]
• He had three friends help him with the job. Nevertheless, it took
them all day to finish. [The help of three friends could have made
the job go faster, but it didn't.]
• The traffic was very bad, but she arrived at work on
time nevertheless. [Because of the bad traffic she could have arrived
late, but she didn't.]
A : Hi A
B : Hi B
A : What’s going on? You look sad.
B : No. I am not sad. I just feel disappointed
A : Disappointed? Why?
B : I’ve studied very hard for the exam. Nevertheless, I get
very
A : Don't be sad. I know you tired, you failed. Nevertheless I
sure you didn't quit trying to get the maximum score.
B : Thanks for the spirit.
1. Hani was happy to get a gift from her sister to go to
Singapore. She is sad that must go alone
Answer:
1. Koko has completed studies in high school. he still
does not know continuing to college in the country or
abroad
Answer:
1. Ina was at Juanda International Airport since this
morning. Her plane delay too long
Answer:

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