Using 'Though' and 'However': Part 2
2024-06-29
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1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we continue to answer the question from Edilson in Brazil about the difference between "though" and "however."
2Hi, this is Edilson, from Brazil, I follow Ask a Teacher and I love the way you approach explanations, I have a question, could you please explain?
3What is the difference between the use of the words "THO" and "HOWEVER".
4Last week we said "though" and "however" are words that show a relationship between ideas.
5They express a difference in two or more things.
6We explained some differences in how and when we use the two words.
7Their use in a clause is another difference between "though" and "however."
8This is one of the biggest problems English learners have using words like "though" and "however," so it is important to talk about.
9First, let's review some terms and their meanings.
10A clause is a grammar unit organized around a verb phrase. A clause is made of two parts: a subject and a verb.
11For example, "We laughed" is a clause.
12"We" is the subject, and "laughed" is the verb.
13"In the morning" is not a clause because it does not have a verb.
14There are two main kinds of clauses. Independent clauses are not dependent on any other clause.
15They are sentences on their own. "We laughed" is an independent clause.
16A dependent clause depends on an independent clause.
17It cannot be a sentence on its own.
18"Before I went," for example, is a dependent clause.
19While it has a subject and a verb, it requires additional information to be a full sentence or thought.
20Now, let's return to "though" and "however."
21We only use "however" to show a relationship between independent clauses.
22This means it must be used with two full thoughts.
23For example:
24Climate change affects every part of the world.
25However, it affects some countries more than others.
26The school can receive $2 million for improving attendance; however, the staff may not be able to keep records.
27In writing, we must always use a period or a semicolon between the two clauses.
28"Though" can be used with a dependent or independent clause.
29Using "though" at the beginning of a clause makes a dependent clause.
30Though Ava does well in school
31Although this clause does have a subject and a verb, it requires additional information to be a full thought.
32It must be used with an independent clause.
33For example:
34Though Ava does well in school, she is not sure if she wants to go to university.
35As we learned last week, "though" can also be used at the end of an independent clause. For example:
36Mohammed makes me angry sometimes. I like him, though.
37We hope this explanation helps you, Edilson.
38Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
39And that's Ask a Teacher.
40I'm Andrew Smith.
1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we continue to answer the question from Edilson in Brazil about the difference between "though" and "however." 2Question 3Hi, this is Edilson, from Brazil, I follow Ask a Teacher and I love the way you approach explanations, I have a question, could you please explain? What is the difference between the use of the words "THO" and "HOWEVER". 4Answer 5Last week we said "though" and "however" are words that show a relationship between ideas. They express a difference in two or more things. We explained some differences in how and when we use the two words. 6Their use in a clause is another difference between "though" and "however." This is one of the biggest problems English learners have using words like "though" and "however," so it is important to talk about. 7First, let's review some terms and their meanings. 8A clause is a grammar unit organized around a verb phrase. A clause is made of two parts: a subject and a verb. 9For example, "We laughed" is a clause. "We" is the subject, and "laughed" is the verb. 10"In the morning" is not a clause because it does not have a verb. 11There are two main kinds of clauses. Independent clauses are not dependent on any other clause. They are sentences on their own. "We laughed" is an independent clause. 12A dependent clause depends on an independent clause. It cannot be a sentence on its own. "Before I went," for example, is a dependent clause. While it has a subject and a verb, it requires additional information to be a full sentence or thought. 13Now, let's return to "though" and "however." 14However 15We only use "however" to show a relationship between independent clauses. This means it must be used with two full thoughts. 16For example: 17Climate change affects every part of the world. However, it affects some countries more than others. 18The school can receive $2 million for improving attendance; however, the staff may not be able to keep records. 19In writing, we must always use a period or a semicolon between the two clauses. 20Though 21"Though" can be used with a dependent or independent clause. 22Using "though" at the beginning of a clause makes a dependent clause. 23Though Ava does well in school 24Although this clause does have a subject and a verb, it requires additional information to be a full thought. It must be used with an independent clause. For example: 25Though Ava does well in school, she is not sure if she wants to go to university. 26As we learned last week, "though" can also be used at the end of an independent clause. For example: 27Mohammed makes me angry sometimes. I like him, though. 28We hope this explanation helps you, Edilson. 29Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com. 30And that's Ask a Teacher. 31I'm Andrew Smith. 32Gena Bennett wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 33________________________________________________ 34Words in This Story 35clause-n. a grammar unit organized around a verb phrase 36unit -n. an amount of something; one thing 37phrase -n. a group of words that form an idea but that do not contain a subject or verb 38topic -n. a subject or idea 39semicolon-n. ; used to separate two independent clauses