Question

1388 ✗ I don't like shopping but I'll come with you. I don't like shopping [[but]] I'll come with you. but | however

Accepted Answer

however I don't like shopping however I'll come with you. I don't like shopping [[however]] I'll come with you. but Unlike but, however is an adverb (NOT a conjunction) and is used only in formal styles: 'I was hoping to deal with this matter quickly. However, the situation is more complicated than I thought.' 'The newspapers always carried stories of new advances and glorious victories. In reality, however, the war was not going well.'See also NEVERTHELESS (↑nevertheless), THEREFORE 1 (↑therefore)

Idx	1388
Keyword	however
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	I don't like shopping however I'll come with you.
Correct Sentence	I don't like shopping but I'll come with you.
Cloze Error Sentence	I don't like shopping [[however]] I'll come with you.
Cloze Sentence	I don't like shopping [[but]] I'll come with you.
Cloze Answer	but
Choices	but \| however
Explanation	Unlike but, however is an adverb (NOT a conjunction) and is used only in formal styles: 'I was hoping to deal with this matter quickly. However, the situation is more complicated than I thought.' 'The newspapers always carried stories of new advances and glorious victories. In reality, however, the war was not going well.' See also NEVERTHELESS (↑nevertheless), THEREFORE 1 (↑therefore)

I Shopping Unlike Adverb Conjunction Formal Styles Hoping