I came across this sentence recently:
Although Jessica worked very hard, but she did not ace her examinations.
'Although' and 'but' are both conjunctions (words that link up sentences or phrases aka 'linking words') and they are conjunctions that show contrast.
Hence, they should not show up in the same sentence.
The above sentence could be re-written correctly in either of 2 ways:
1. Although Jessica worked very hard, she did not ace her examinations. OR
2. Jessica worked very hard but (she) did not ace her examinations.
Remember that 'although' and 'but' are 'enemies' so they cannot co-exist in the same sentence - it would lead to problems!
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| Water - too little of it, you will die but too much of it will kill you. |
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Advanced Spelling List
1. I drank in the spectacular view of the flaming sun setting over the horizon, the sky awash in incredibly beautiful hues of amber, lavender and dusky pink.
2. interminable
3. casualty
4. the gravity of the situation
5. ominously
6. our hopes petered out
7. deteriorated
8. Our hair fell out in clumps and when the seawater splashed onto our blistered skin, it burnt like acid.
Intermediate Spelling List
1. bustling with shoppers
2. asked for permission
3. absent-mindedly
4. gleefully
5. The victim was struggling in the water
6. He flailed his hands frantically and choked as he swallowed some water.
7. Good Samaritan
8. harrowing
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