English: when the transition comes after the junction

Self-tutoring about English sentence structure: the tutor mentions one.

She wondered if she’d like mussels; she proceeded to order them.

I’d argue the sentence above is correct, but many would call it choppy. I like that jagged style, with less words and brisk transitions. However, most English instructors probably don’t prefer it.

She wondered if she’d like mussels; she proceeded to order them, nonetheless.

Likely most English instructors would prefer this example to the previous one, since nonetheless is a nice transition word. What’s interesting to me is that it smooths the transition between the two thoughts, even though it comes after both. Interesting, eh?

Source:

Shaw, Harry. McGraw-Hill Handbook of English. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1986.