DouglasM6 Posted 19 years agoGrammar
The correct use of "however".
"However" is an adverb, and in its usage of introducing a statement contrasting with a previous one, placed between the 2 statements, as in:
A. The hunger declines after eating breakfast. However it may not be completely satisfied.
I have always made it the start of a new sentence.
However (sic), is it correct to use it as in:
B. The hunger declines after eating breakfast however it may not be completely satisfied?
(Of course one can also put "however" following the 2 statements, as in:
C. The hunger declines after eating breakfast - it may not be completely satisfied, however.
or
D. The hunger declines after eating breakfast. It may not be completely satisfied, however.)
Please advise, as I am checking a formal report.
Thanks,
Doug