CONTRAST LINKERS (=BUT)
LINKER
FOLLOWED BY
Though*
Although
Even though
+ sentence
However*
Nevertheless
Even so
+ sentence
Despite
In spite of
(*) informal, oral
+ noun
+ gerund
FORMULA
EXAMPLE
Although A, B.
B although A
Although it was cold, we had a picnic.
We had a picnic although it was cold.
It was cold. We had a picnic, though. *
A. However, B.
It was cold. However, we had a picnic.
It was cold. We had a picnic, however.*
Despite A, B
B despite A
Despite the cold, we had a picnic.
We had a picnic despite the cold.