{"id":1777,"date":"2017-01-22T17:06:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T17:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1777"},"modified":"2017-01-22T17:06:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T17:06:39","slug":"although-and-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/although-and-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Although and but"},"content":{"rendered":"

The conjunctions although and but<\/strong> have the same meaning. Note that although and though<\/strong> are subordinating conjunctions; but<\/strong> is a coordinating conjunction.<\/p>\n

Clauses beginning with though and although<\/strong> have to be attached to another clause whereas clauses beginning with but can stand alone. However, it should be noted that starting a sentence with \u2018but<\/strong>\u2019 is not considered appropriate in good English.<\/p>\n

Study the following sentence.<\/p>\n

Although<\/strong> the room was hot, he was wearing a thick coat.<\/p>\n

We can express the same idea using but.<\/p>\n

The room was hot but<\/strong> he was wearing a thick coat.<\/p>\n

Exercise<\/h2>\n

Rewrite the following sentences using though\/although.<\/p>\n

1. The sea was rough but we went for a swim.<\/p>\n

2. Mother was angry but she said nothing.<\/p>\n

3. She was tired but she didn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n

4. The medicine tasted nasty but I drank it.<\/p>\n

5. The child injured himself but he didn\u2019t cry.<\/p>\n

6. The girl worked hard but she could not win the first prize.<\/p>\n

Answers<\/h2>\n

1. Although \/ though<\/strong> the sea was rough we went for a swim.<\/p>\n

2. Although \/ though<\/strong> mother was angry she said nothing.<\/p>\n

3. Although \/ though<\/strong> she was tired she didn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n

4. Although \/ though<\/strong> the medicine tasted nasty I drank it.<\/p>\n

5. Although \/ though<\/strong> the child injured himself, he didn\u2019t cry.<\/p>\n

6. Although \/ though<\/strong> the girl worked hard she could not win the first prize.<\/p>\n

Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although and though<\/strong> mean the same. Though is more common in an informal style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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