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Although Despite
Although Despite
Even though
Cấu trúc:
Despite/In spite of + Noun/Noun Phrase/V-ing , S + V + …
S + V + …despite/in spite of + Noun/Noun Phrase/V-ing.
Ví dụ:
He still chases after Anna even though he knows she doesn’t like him.
Even though he knows Anna doesn’t like him, he still chases after her.
Although his parents won’t let him, he still goes out with you.
He still goes out with you, although his parent won’t let him.
Although he studied very hard, he didn’t pass the exam.
He didn’t pass the exam, although he studied very hard.
Lưu ý: Cả 3 liên từ đều có thể đứng ở đầu hoặc giữa câu. Khi sử dụng chúng ở đầu
câu, phải thêm dấu “,” khi kết thúc mệnh đề
Cách dùng
Mặc dù Although, Though, Even though có nghĩa hoàn toàn giống nhau và có thể thay
thế cho nhau nhưng ngữ cảnh và sắc thái biểu đạt 3 từ này lại khác nhau.
Sử dụng Though ở đầu mang nghĩa trang trọng hơn so với Although.
Even though diễn tả sự tương phản mạnh hơn although và though.
Sử dụng mệnh đề rút gọn với Although và Though trong văn viết trang trọng. Ngược
lại, Though lại thường được sử dụng trong tiếng Anh giao tiếp hàng ngày với nghĩa
thân thiện, không trang trọng.
Ví dụ:
Though he was busy, he still came to see me.
(Dù bận nhưng anh ấy vẫn đến gặp tôi.)
Her salary is low even though her job is hard.
(Lương cô ấy thấp mặc dù công việc vất vả.)
Although + S + V, S + V
=> In spite of/ despite + N/ Noun phrases/ V_ing , S + V
Ví du:
Although the rain is heavy, she still goes to work.
=> Despite the heavy rain, she still goes to work
Although the shirt was beautiful, she didn’t buy it because she ran out of money.
=> In spite of the beautiful shirt, she didn’t buy it because she ran out of money.
4. Although there was the traffic jam, they went to the post office.
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5. Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.
➔ __________________________________________________.
6. Although my uncle was tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.
➔ __________________________________________________.
7. Her brother really enjoy this job although the salary was very low.
➔ __________________________________________________.
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Bài 4: Hoàn thành câu bên dưới chính xác bằng cách sử dụng Although,
despite/in spite of.
1.______ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.
3. I really enjoyed the Water War______ most of my friends said it wasn’t a very
good film.
4.______ careful preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.
5.______ the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.
Despite…
In spite of…
3. Mary was admitted to the university although his grades were bad
Despite…
Although…
In spite of….
In spite of….
In spite of…
8. Although the streets are narrow, many people drive cars in this city.
In spite of…