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Sprint 3.2: However, Moreover, Therefore

Learner distinguishes between adverbs inside the same relationship — moreover versus in addition, however versus nevertheless — and punctuates them correctly.

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Which One Fits Better?

Six pairs, two adverbs each. Twice, either works.

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The charge cut congestion. ___, it raised £90m for bus services. Which fits?

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Same Family, Different Claims

Addition, contrast, and the punctuation that is always safe.

Addition

In addition, it raised £90m for buses. — a separate point
Moreover, it did so within three months. — the same point, stronger

Furthermore is moreover, a little more formal.

Ask: extra point, or stronger version of the one I just made?

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Adds, Strengthens, or Concedes

Twelve second sentences under a first one.

Sort each item into the correct category

Adds a separate point

Strengthens the point just made

Concedes, then continues

Unassigned

The charge cut congestion. It raised £90m for bus services.

The charge cut congestion. It did so within three months.

The scheme is expensive. It still pays for itself within a decade.

Remote work saves commuting time. It cuts office costs sharply.

Remote work saves commuting time. It saves more of it than any policy since flexitime.

Critics are right that the subsidy is large. It remains smaller than the road budget it replaces.

The trial succeeded in Stockholm. It succeeded in Milan the following year.

The trial succeeded in Stockholm. It did so despite an initial referendum against it.

Free services do become crowded. The crowding eases once capacity is funded.

Cycling rates doubled. Pedestrian injuries fell over the same period.

Enforcement reduced violations. It reduced them in every borough without exception.

The policy is unpopular with drivers. It has been retained by three successive administrations.

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Pick the Precise One

Eight pairs. Two of them take either member.

Write one adverb from the family named beside each pair. Two of these accept either member — the hint says which.

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addition family. The charge cut congestion. , it raised £90m for bus services.
addition family. The charge cut congestion. , it did so within three months.
contrast family. The scheme is expensive. , it pays for itself within a decade.
contrast family. Rents rose all year. , wages did not move at all.
addition family. The evidence is consistent. , it comes from three separate studies.
contrast family. Fares rose sharply. , passenger numbers held steady.
contrast family. The scheme cost £400m. , the ring road it replaced would have cost £900m.
addition family. Remote work saves commuting time. , it cuts office costs sharply.

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Concede and Continue

One nevertheless, one in addition, used precisely.

Write two sentence pairs — one using nevertheless to concede and continue, one using in addition to add a separate point.

Topic: a four-day working week.

Pair 1: concede something, then use nevertheless to continue. Pair 2: make a point, then use in addition to add a separate one.

Watch the comma after each adverb.

Your two pairs*

Two sentences each.

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The Six, Precisely

Six cards. Two of them say stop looking for a difference.

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