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Information I Clause Contrasts Modifies Previous Sentence Introduce

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You use t_____ to indicate that the information in a clause contrasts with or modifies information given in a previous sentence or sentences.You use though to indicate that the information in a clause contrasts with or modifies information given in a previous sentence or sentences.
I like him. Though he makes me angry sometimes.
Many feel, as I do, that his speech went too far. At least it was coherent, though.
Try not to decapitate the roses when pruning. If you do, though, don't worry.
word though
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conjunction
You use though to introduce a statement in a subordinate clause which contrasts with the statement in the main clause. You often use though to introduce a fact which you regard as less important than the fact in the main clause.
The film was exactly how I had pictured it, though I think Gale should have had a bigger part.
After this news Ford broke down again, though he blamed the breakdown on his work.
He's very attractive, though certainly not a ladykiller.
The rest of his 'team' are simply assistants, though all very good at what they do.
You use though to introduce a subordinate clause which gives some information that is relevant to the main clause and weakens the force of what it is saying .
I look back on it as the bloodiest (though not literally) winter of the war.
The problem was finally, though not conclusively, identified as a severely pinched nerve.
His achievements, though hardly exciting, were widely admired.
adverb
You use though to indicate that the information in a clause contrasts with or modifies information given in a previous sentence or sentences.
I like him. Though he makes me angry sometimes.
Many feel, as I do, that his speech went too far. At least it was coherent, though.
Try not to decapitate the roses when pruning. If you do, though, don't worry.
cefr-level B1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1

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