\nShe wondered if she’d like mussels; she proceeded to order them.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n \nI’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.\n<\/p>\n \nShe wondered if she’d like mussels; she proceeded to order them, nonetheless.<\/em><\/p>\n Likely most English instructors would prefer this example to the previous one, since nonetheless<\/em> 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?<\/p>\n Source:<\/p>\n Shaw, Harry. McGraw-Hill Handbook of English<\/em>. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1986.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 …<\/p>\n