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Pragmatic markers: mind you / then again / even so / at any rate

Structure:

Mind you, / Then again, / Even so, / At any rate, + clause

Mind you = but you should consider. Then again = on the other hand. At any rate = in any case / anyway.

Example:

The hotel was expensive. Mind you, the location was absolutely perfect.

Examples

The hotel was expensive.

Mind you, the location was absolutely perfect.

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "The hotel was expensive."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes