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In the sentence, "Our new assistant is very efficient; however, she is often late getting to the office," the word however is a/an

A. indirect object.
B. adjective.
C. preposition.
D. conjunctive adverb.

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The word however is used as D. conjunctive adverb. It is conjunctive because it connects these two sentences, and it is an adverb because it shows a contrast to the verb in the first sentence.
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