1. As a conjunctive adverb, however is used to combine two sentences and show their contrast or opposition. In this case, use a semicolon (;) before and a comma (,) after the word however. o The festival was to be held today; however, it was canceled due to the rainy weather.

Can you put However in the middle of a sentence?

Another, less common, meaning for 'however' is 'no matter how'. You can use it in the middle of a sentence without a comma after it. I couldn't bring myself to give up my thermal vest, however tired I was of being teased for it. You can also put it at the beginning of your sentence, without a comma afterwards.

Should however have two commas?

using 'however' to begin a sentence

If 'however' is used to begin a sentence, it must be followed by a comma, and what appears after the comma must be a complete sentence. However, there was no need to repeat the data entry.