terça-feira, 5 de junho de 2012

Adverbs/ Conjuctions

          Besides (preposition) means "in addition to". It precedes a noun/pronoun/gerund:
          Besides working in a bookshop she looks after the garden.

         Besides (conjunction) means "in addition". It usually precedes its clause, but can follow it:
          I can't go to the cinema; I'm busy . Besides, I don't have  any money.
          Note that moreover could replace besides.
          Also, anyway or in any case could be used in more informal English   
         
            Otherwise as an adverb of manner usually comes after the verb:
           I must be eaten slowly. Eaten otherwise (= in a different way) it is not as good as eaten                       slowly.
           otherwise as a conjunction  means "if not/or else":
           He must  be ill; otherwise he would go to the party.

          
            However can be an adverb of degree and conjuction.
            As an adverb of degree, however precedes its adjective/adverb and looks like this.
            You couldn 't earn much, however hard you worked.

           Therefore is a conjunction and it can be used instead of so in formal English. It can come at                    the   beginning of the clause or after the first word or phrase; or before the main verb:
          There are many people who want to buy this paiting; you should, therefore, expect the price to             be  rather high.

          yet and still appear at the beginning of clauses and have different meanings:
         still means something similar to "nevertheless, admitting that".
          While yet  means "inspite of that/all the same/nevertheless"


          Though/although introduce clauses of concession.
          Though/Although they're very rich, they still want more money.

          Besides - além de, além disso
         Moreover - além disso, além do mais
         Otherwise - de outra forma, por outro lado, caso contrário
         However - de qualquer modo, porém
         Therefore-  por isso, consequentemente
         Though - embora 

 
         

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