ADVERSATIVE LINKS: definition, sentences and examples

More often than we think we use adversarial links in a sentence. For this reason and to make it clear to you what they are and what functions they have, in this lesson from a TEACHER we want to show you the definition of adversarial ties and illustrate them with examples that will be very useful when identifying and getting to know them. Sure you use them more than you imagine, so let's get to know them a little better.

Index

1. What are adversarial nexuses: simple definition
2. Examples of adversarial ties
3. Sentences with adversarial links: with examples

In the first place, and in order to use adversarial links in a sentence, we have to know what they are, that is, their formal definition. Therefore, adversarial links are words that serve as union in Spanish and that allow us join different sentences with the aim of establishing an opposition between them in speech.

Adversative links are also known as

These words are invariable, that is, they have neither number nor person and they pose both general and partial oppositions in the sentence that is expressed. When an opposition is general, it means that one of the sentences excludes the other. In other words, one of the sentences does not accept what the other proposes, making them both incompatible with each other. This is what is known as exclusive links, among which we could include:

• Even if
• Despite
• Although

In the event that this adversative union is partial, it will only affect a part of the sentence, not the full meaning of it. That is, both are not incompatible or exclusive, only a part of the previous premise is. Here you would find us with the following restrictive links:

• Otherwise
• Even if
• Nevertheless
• But
• More

On the other hand, adversarial ties they do not have their own meaning and they serve to better understand the meaning of the sentences expressed by the sender of the same, helping to reflect alternatives.

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Although in a text you can find a multitude of adversarial links, today we want to show you the most common.

Adversative nexus but

If we look at the classification raised above, we can see that it is a restrictive link since so just cancel a part of the sentence. This conjunction is the most used and is always used before the second sentence. Let's see an example to understand it:

• I would very much like to go to your birthday party, but I have to study hard for my exam on Monday.
• I have to make the album of our vacations, but I have no time.
• Now he's resting but you will be able to go without problems.

Adversative nexus Nevertheless

It is also one of the most used and is used when you want to mark a clear opposition between two sentences. It is always placed between the two sentences that make up the message and unlike other adversative conjunctions, this one can be placed after a period and followed, that is:

• We are going to the park. Nevertheless, you will not be able to ride the slide.
• You can travel to the country you want; Nevertheless you must finish your studies at the university first.
• You don't want to leave the house with that cold; Nevertheless you better go to greet him.

Adversative nexus otherwise

In the case of the conjunction but we are talking about a restrictive nexus, that is, the sentences that unite are not compatible with each other and by using it one excludes the other. This should always be placed after a negative sentence and never at the beginning of the sentence. We show you the following examples so that you can understand it better:

• It's not your fault, otherwise theirs.
• I don't want it delivered at home, otherwise at the post office.
• It's not summer otherwise winter.

Adversative nexus Unlike

In this case, this adversative nexus serves to mark the opposition between two sentences, but it also expresses the complementation of two different arguments. So that you can understand it better, we show you the following examples:

• Miguel did all his homework in an hour; Unlike than Alex, who took all afternoon.
• Isabel has a hard time getting up in the morning; Unlike, his brother Alberto, who is ready right away.
• We really like to eat pasta; Unlike than to them who prefer vegetables.

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As we have pointed out previously, adversarial ties unite two opposing sentences to each other. These two parts of the same sentence are made up of a topic sentence and another subordinate what uses these links as a point of union between them so that it achieves its meaning. That is to say, although both sentences are contradictory to each other, by introducing an adversative link in them, the message that is expressed is coherent.

Therefore, we can define the adversative sentences like those sentences coordinated with each other that They seek to confront two opposing ideas, which without the adversary nexus would be incompatible. In order to understand it much better, we are going to propose an example:

• This afternoon we will go for a walk on the beach even if it's raining

As you can see in this example we have two sentences:

• This afternoon we will go for a walk on the beach.
• It is raining.

Both united by the adversative nexus even if.

Therefore, adversative sentences are compound sentences that have different subordinates that have a syntactic independence. We are going to see different sentences with adversarial links of different kinds:

• Despite of how bad you have been, she is still your friend.
• You are my daughter but You drive me crazy.
• I'll go to your father's house tomorrow even if he would rather stay with my brothers.
• The bed was not made by the child, otherwise his father.

These are just some examples of what adversarial nexuses are, their definition and their use in sentences. If you want to know more about the different sentences or particles that make up the Spanish Language, be sure to visit our section on Grammar and Linguistics in which you will find a multitude of didactic material of this type.

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