Mark the sentence in which the word
“however” has the same word class, syntactic
function and meaning of the one in the sentence
“However, with the rise of e-books and digital
devices, the researchers were surprised to find that
reading had dropped so steeply.” (lines 147-149)
A
Any intermediate to advanced student would
benefit from a review of the usage, sentence
position, and punctuation of however!
B
However is also a conjunction or adverb,
depending on the sentence position, that means
in whatever manner or means or no matter how.
C
The survey questionnaire, however long to be
answered, was used for many years.
D
We were told we would be discussing the new
schedule during the meeting. However, our boss
never brought it up once.