How do you use else and otherwise?
3 Answers
- Or else is two words, so it’s not a part of speech.
- Otherwise can serve as adverb or as a combined conjunction and adverb, meaning the same as or else.
- Otherwise can fit into many places where else won’t fit:
- Or else also has an idiomatic meaning when it’s not followed by a clause, like this:
What is the difference between otherwise and/or else?
As adjectives the difference between otherwise and else is that otherwise is other than supposed; different while else is other; in addition to previously mentioned items.
How is otherwise used in a sentence?
(sentence adverb) You use otherwise to connect two clauses where the second clause shows what would have happened if the first clause hadn’t happened. I missed the bus. Otherwise, I would have been here earlier. If you think or say otherwise, you don’t agree.
What is the meaning of or otherwise?
Definition of or otherwise —used to refer to something that is different from something already mentioned Intentionally or otherwise, they never told her about the party.
Can we use or and otherwise together?
You use or otherwise or and otherwise to mention something that is not the thing just referred to or is the opposite of that thing. It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence. He didn’t want company, talkative or otherwise. I was feeling really ill, mentally and otherwise.
Can or and else be used together?
Expert Answers You correctly use the words, “or else.” What you have is a coordinating conjunction “or” and an adverb “else”, which is completely fine.
What otherwise means?
(ʌðərwaɪz ) adverb [ADV with cl] You use otherwise after mentioning a situation or telling someone to do something, in order to say what the result or consequence would be if the situation did not exist or the person did not do as you say.
Do we use comma with otherwise?
Use a comma to set off most conjunctive adverbs (however, otherwise, therefore, similarly, hence, on the other hand, and consequently).
How do you use else in a sentence?
Else with someone, anybody, nobody, etc.
- I was the only one who knew any German. No one else had ever done it at school. (No other person had ever learnt it.)
- It looks really busy in there. Let’s go somewhere else. (Let’s go to a different place.)
- This must be someone else’s coat. It’s not mine.
Is or else grammatically correct?
used to say what will happen if another thing does not happen: We must be there by six, or else we’ll miss the beginning. used to compare two different things or situations: She’s either really talkative and you can’t shut her up or else she’s silent.
What type of conjunction is otherwise?
Conjunctive adverbs can be used with a comma to introduce a new independent clause, or they can help connect two independent clauses together after a semicolon. Typically, each conjunctive adverb is followed by a comma….
| accordingly | in fact |
|---|---|
| for example | otherwise |
| further | still |
| furthermore | that is |
| hence | then |
What part of speech is the word otherwise?
adverb
otherwise adverb (DIFFERENTLY)