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However, therefore, moreover — English conjunctions

These do not join clauses — they open a new sentence and point back at the last one. They take a comma after them, and a full stop or semicolon before.

The shape

Sentence. Linker, sentence.

Move between sentences the way written English does.

In Hindi

ये वाक्य जोड़ते नहीं, नया वाक्य शुरू करते हैं और पिछले की ओर इशारा करते हैं। इनके बाद अल्पविराम आता है।

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The mistake to fix first

The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.

Commonly said	Correct English
It was expensive, however we bought it.	It was expensive. However, we bought it. "However" cannot join two clauses with a comma — it needs a full stop before it.

Commonly said

Correct English

It was expensive, however we bought it.

It was expensive. However, we bought it.

"However" cannot join two clauses with a comma — it needs a full stop before it.

Easy to confuse with

Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.

although / howeverB1Say two things that do not fit together

Questions people ask

What is the however, therefore, moreover used for?: These do not join clauses — they open a new sentence and point back at the last one. They take a comma after them, and a full stop or semicolon before. In practice: move between sentences the way written english does.
How do you form the however, therefore, moreover?: Sentence. Linker, sentence..
What is the most common mistake with the however, therefore, moreover?: Saying “It was expensive, however we bought it.” instead of “It was expensive. However, we bought it.”. "However" cannot join two clauses with a comma — it needs a full stop before it.

Where however, therefore, moreover fits

Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.

However, therefore, moreover is a CEFR B2 structure — the confident band — and it belongs to connectors. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.

Reading it is not the same as saying it.

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