You often see a semi-colon in front of the comma, however, instead of a comma, particularly if the second half of the sentence could stand on its own as a complete sentence: Some people disagree with this theory; however, its never been proven right
in a sentence
Referee Kurt Roethlisberg from Switzerland, however, saw it differently
However may be used to begin a sentence, it can be used in conjunction with but, and you can place it pretty much anywhere you want in a sentence, so long as you do so with care
If you use however to join two independent clauses, you must end the first clause with a semicolon and put a comma after however
It is important to know that the word ‘but’ is used in the sense of ‘although’ as in the sentences, 1
However, she tried to finish the work
Another possible way to use however is to imply the meaning of “ despite how something was done” or “in whichever way”
example sentences
The drop in sales was mainly due to the bad weather
Preliminary and postliminary time are compensable, however, if considered an integral part of the principal job
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For this use, it’s also correct to put it in the middle of the sentence, with commas either side
However, it is not used at the beginning of the sentence, it necessarily takes a comma before it or it is used at the beginning of the second sentence
Feb 08, 2021 · ‘However’ can be used to join two simple sentences to make a compound sentence
However connects independent clauses, which are phrases that could be stand alone sentences, meaning that they contain a subject and an action
Beginning a Sentence With However However is one in a long list of words that students have been admonished to avoid placing at the beginning of a sentence (others include and, but, for, so, yet, and many more)
You might do this to avoid using it at the beginning when you are insecure about your audience, or you might do it because it makes sense with the rhythm of your sentence
On 2/4/2014 at 1:26 AM, Denis Hard said: 1
It is a conjunctive adverb (like subsequently)
The loathing for starting a sentence with however causes lots of writers to use a comma before however and then write a new sentence
I like the dress; however, it’s available in just one color