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Mon 26 Dec, 2016 08:33 pm
Although the workmen had left, the drain was still choked.
Is the sentence correct to mean that the drain remained choked despite the fact that the workmen had left?
I wonder if my friend is correct in saying that my sentence doesn't make sense. He says the drain of course was choked because the workmen were no longer there. I don't understand his logic.
Please let me know whether if he is correct.
Thanks.
@tanguatlay,
Your sentence makes perfect sense. Your friend is wrong. Just because the workmen left doesn't mean they had fixed anything.
The "although" conjunction clause must contrast with the main clause. It just doesn't make sense.
@PUNKEY,
PUNKEY wrote:
The "although" conjunction clause must contrast with the main clause. It just doesn't make sense.
Thanks, Punky.
Are you saying that my sentence doesn't make sense?
@roger,
roger wrote:
Wait for Contrex
I agree with you, roger. Contrex always takes great pains in answering questions.
A native speaker would probably guess that the workmen had been trying to unblock the drain, and had been unsucccessful. However it really needs introductory material to justify the 'although', which is hanging unsupported in the original sentence.
The workmen visited to attend to the drain while I was at work. When I arrived home in the evening, although the workmen had left, the drain was still choked.
We would probably say 'blocked' rather than 'choked', at least in the UK.
Thanks, contrex.
No wonder PUNKEY and roger thought differently. And since you said a native would understand, I can't help thinking I'm half-native.
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