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8 Words to express contrast


Condições de conclusão
Marcar como feito
Em sua conversa com Sarah, Amélie fala de Nick com muito entusiasmo e que está ansiosa
pelo picnic que terão. Amélie diz However, I need you to cover my shift tomorrow para
expressar a ideia de que, pelo fato de Nick ser adorável e muito inteligente, ela precisa de
substituição em seu turno para que possa ir ao encontro. However é uma das palavras que
podemos utilizar para expressar contraste de ideias, e equivale a expressão “entretanto” em
português.
Outra palavra que expressa contraste é but. Veja na fala de Steve, quando ele fornece
informações sobre Jason a Carlton e Sarah:

I don't know where he is, but I've heard he's gonna challenge Oxley again.

Acompanhe a tabela e veja como utilizar however, but e outras palavras que expressam
contraste. Perceba que há mais de um lugar possível para utilizá-las nas frases:

Word How to use it Example


in the beginning of the second
I love living here. However, there isn’t much
sentence and followed by a
to do on the weekends.
however comma
In the middle of the sentence, I love living here, however, there isn’t much
between commas to do on the weekends.
They've been racing each other for a long
in the beginning of the second
time, to see who's the best. But Jason has
sentence
never won.
but
They've been racing each other for a long
in the middle of the sentence,
time, to see who's the best, but Jason has
after a comma
never won.
Although Canada has very low temperatures
in the beginning of the
in January, lots of tourists enjoy the winter
sentence
sports.
although
Lots of tourists enjoy the winter
in the middle of the sentence,
sports, although Canada has very low
after the comma
temperatures in January
in the beginning of the
In spite of being dangerous, Jason is gonna
sentence, followed by verb in
race against Oxley.
–ing form
in the middle of the sentence, Jason is gonna race against Oxley, in spite of
in spite after the comma being dangerous.
of
in the beginning of the In spite of the work, Sarah likes to work at
sentence, followed by a noun the diner.
in the middle of the sentence, Sarah likes to work at the diner, in spite of
after the comma the work.
even in the beginning of the Even though I know what to do, I’d like
though sentence, followed by subject your opinion.
Word How to use it Example
and verb
in the middle of the sentence,
I’d like your opinion, even though I
after the comma and followed
know what to do.
by subject and verb
in the beginning of the
sentence, followed by subject Whereas lemons are bitter, sugar is sweet.
and verb
whereas
in the middle of the sentence,
after the comma and followed Sugar is sweet, whereas lemons are bitter.
by subject and verb
Com este conteúdo é possível que você consiga expressar contraste ao falar sobre
características de pessoas, objetos ou lugares.

Este material foi baseado em:


RIBEIRO, Sarah Virginia Carvalho; LIMA, Jean Custódio de; LIMA, Júlio César
Ferreira. English. Instituto Federal Sul-riograndense/Rede e-Tec Brasil, Pelotas: 2015.

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