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Anonymous  #314480  Fri, 12 Jan 07 06:20 PM
Thank you fo posing this question.  It has settled a debate.
  
MrPedantic  #314598  Fri, 12 Jan 07 10:49 PM

 Anonymous wrote:
Thank you fo posing this question.  It has settled a debate.

I'm glad to hear it, Anon!

(Though that may well be a first, on this forum.)

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Ruttonjee  #314680  Sat, 13 Jan 07 02:44 AM

Hi there,

I agree with you, Clive. I personally also prefer number 2: He studied very hard; however, he didn't pass the exam. 

For number 3, He studied very hard. However, he didn't pass the exam. The meaning of the first sentence is not complete yet. Number 3 can actually be put this way: Although he studied very hard, he didn't pass the examination. The second sentence is, therefore, a continuity of the first sentence. The punctuation 'full-stop' of the first sentence would suggest the meaning of that sentence is completed. Number 3 is, therefore, preferable.

  
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Anonymous  #454281  Mon, 17 Dec 07 10:00 PM
number one is wrong....the others are ok.
  
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Anonymous  #486270  Sat, 08 Mar 08 12:46 AM

Hello, Clive

I was wondering if it is alright to use #3 in one sentence and #2 on the other in one essay.
  
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Clive  #486284  Sat, 08 Mar 08 02:35 AM

Hi,

1. He studied very hard, however, he didn't pass the exam.

2. He studied very hard; however, he didn't pass the exam.

3. He studied very hard. However, he didn't pass the exam.

I was wondering if it is alright to use #3 in one sentence and #2 on the other in one essay.

Sure, you can use them both in the same essay if you want to, but why would you want to repeat yourself like that?

In a formal essay, don't use abbreviations, eg say 'he did not' instead of 'he didn't'.

Best wishes, Clive
  
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