"That Said" / "Having Said That" for Concessive Transitions
5 exercises — practise pivoting to a caveat with "that said" and "having said that".
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Which sentence correctly uses "that said" as a standalone comment clause, set off by commas, to pivot to a qualifying point?
"That said, the migration itself took three full sprints" correctly uses the fixed comment clause "that said" followed by a comma. Option B wrongly inserts "is". Option C reverses the word order. Option D wrongly duplicates "that".
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Which sentence correctly uses the fuller variant "having said that" in place of "that said"?
"Having said that, their documentation still needs work" correctly uses the participle "having" plus "said that" in standard order. Option B wrongly inserts "this". Option C wrongly uses the bare present "have" instead of the participle "having". Option D wrongly reorders "that" and "said".
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Which sentence correctly uses "that said" mid-paragraph to concede a strength before raising a caveat, without needing a preceding "although"?
"The dashboard loads instantly for most users; that said, users on slow connections still report timeouts" correctly uses "that said" on its own as a complete concessive transition. Option B redundantly adds "although" alongside it. Option C wrongly appends "although" after the fixed phrase. Option D wrongly combines it with "despite".
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Which sentence correctly distinguishes "that said" (pivoting to a caveat) from "all things considered" (summarizing a final verdict), using each in its proper context?
"That said, it introduced two new configuration steps for operators" correctly uses "that said" to introduce a specific caveat right after praise, which is its natural function. Option B misuses "all things considered", a phrase for final overall verdicts, for a single specific caveat. Option C redundantly stacks both phrases. Option D scrambles "all things considered".
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Which sentence correctly opens a new paragraph with "that said" to transition back to a limitation after an extended list of benefits?
"That said, none of these benefits apply if the team skips the required onboarding step" correctly opens with the standard fixed form. Option B reverses the word order. Option C wrongly inserts "being" and duplicates "that". Option D wrongly appends "so".