Langue anglaise · Astronomy and the Solar System
Expressing contrast — whereas/while/on the other hand/however
Whereas, while, however, and on the other hand
6 minutes
Le contenu académique est en arabe, comme au BAC et comme dans l’application.
Ce que le programme attend de toi
- Contrast connectors (whereas/while/on the other hand/however) between planets/objects
La méthode
- Locate the two contrasted facts first, then pick the connector that fits the sentence position
Les erreurs fréquentes
- 'however' used mid-clause like a coordinating conjunction (comma splice)
Extrait du cours
Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. Neptune is the planet farthest from the Sun. These two facts do not agree with each other at all.
Le vocabulaire
- whereas (في حين أن)
- on the other hand (من ناحية أخرى)
Ce qui n’est pas au programme
- Describing similarities/differences (treated separately, next concept)