Who can find the mistake in this sentence? "although it is raining, but I want to go out."
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But is redundant. But should not be in the sentence
The phrase " Although" already indicates a contrast or contradiction, so adding " but " is redundant. You can simply say " Although it is raining, I want to go out.
There is no need for the word "but". The sentence would be correct without it. The word "although" already fulfils the function that "but" is trying to fulfil.
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It's wrong to use But here. We can say: Although it is raining, I am still going to walk outside.
Using ALTHOUGH and BUT in the same sentence causes redundancy. Choose only one: 1. Although it is raining, I wan to go out. 2. It is raining, but i want to go out.
"Although it is raining, I would still like to go out"
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Although it is raining, I want to go out.
The mistake is the use of both "although" and "but" together. They are bot conjunctions that convey contrast, so using them together is redundant.
Although and but are both conjunction words and can't be used together. The sentence can be a) It is raining, but I want to go out. b) Although it is raining, I want to go out.
Although and but can't be used together. It' is raining, but I want to go out. Or Although is it raining, I want to go out.
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