#fun grammar

Ever wonder the difference between Nonetheless vs Nevertheless, if you’d like to read more I’ve linked below where i got this direct quote but i think the simple and fun, modern lesson below it will help you be able to easily apply it to real world, nevertheless you may not forget it now. <3

- Nevertheless: means in spite of that. - Nonetheless: means in contrast to. - Nonetheless is used to indicate something that can be measurably quantified, while nevertheless is used in reference to a situation that either has, is or might occur - https://askanydifference.com/difference-between-nonetheless-and-nevertheless/  - https://grammarist.com/compound-words/nevertheless-vs-nonetheless/

Ex: Nonetheless 

Namjoon said to Jimin, “Ya got no jams.” Then Jimin replied,” Nonetheless, Army thinks I have jams.”

(Here the jams are used as the

‘something that can be measurably quantified’

that we are saying and amount in contrast to. We can understand it better by breaking it off at just none or never to check. Seeing as

“Jimin has none”

sounds correct, whereas

 “you have never”

would be incorrect and sounds it. None means not one, that's another great way to remember and try in place of the word to indicate if it sounds right. Carrying this through the example to show this, it sounds fine to say

“Jimin, you have not one (or a single) jam.”

How Jimin contrasts this is by confirming that, while the facts are that Namjoon says he has none, with the word

 ‘nonetheless’,

in the same breath (word) Jimin is saying Namjoon is indicating that Namjoons’ measurement/amount/number of jams that he says he has is none. But, contrasts this fact by saying,

in spite

of Namjoon feeling that true, Army thinks the opposite, indicating he has some (at least in others opinion-based measurements.))

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Ex: Nevertheless

Henry said he’d take us on a nice, scenic walk. Nevertheless, he failed to mention it’d end with murdering his longtime friend.

(A good rule for this word is to replace it with ‘however’ to see if it sounds right. So, let's give that a try with the example,

“Henry said he’d take us on a nice, scenic walk. However, he failed to mention it’d end with murdering his longtime friend.”

Yup, sounds right! We’re contrasting the idea of this event occurring as was stated. While the event is did happen it was contrary to what was told to them. Henry said the walk would be a nice, scenic walk, which wasn’t entirely true. We indicate this in the word ‘nonetheless’.)

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

It’s my new fav dictionary site tbh. I’ll keep my dictionary.com and vocbulary.com but this my main squeeze now. oof so good

Relative Clauses – Games and Activities

In a previous post I covered the use of relative pronouns and the difference between each of them (Relative Pronouns with comics and jokes)

Here are some activities  for you (or your students) to play around and to hone the skills.

If you (or your students) need a quick review, start with watching a video tutorial and answering the embedded questions.

Click on the image to open the interactive…