Last night we came to the show late _______ the traffic was terrible.. the bad traffic, I arrived at the meeting late.. S V In spite of getting up late, he got to school on time.. Ex:
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ALTHOUGH vs IN SPITE OF (MẶC DÙ) BECAUSE vs BECAUSE OF (BỞI VÌ)
1 ALTHOUGH vs IN SPITE OF (mặc dù)
1 having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job
2 the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
3 _ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet
4 what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it
5 Bruce was not praised _ he was a hard worker
2 BECAUSE vs BECAUSE OF (bởi vì)
1 Last night we came to the show late _ the traffic was terrible
2 _I moved house, I haven’t had much contact with those friends
3 Lan couldn’t pass the exam _ her laziness
4 _ his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday
5 _ the weather, we can't go shopping
****Complete sentences with " because, because of, although or in spite of "
1 _it was very cold, she did not put on her coat
2 _it was very hot, she did not put on her coat
3 rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games
4 it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat
5 it was so cold, he went out with an overcoat
6 We understood him he spoke very fast
7 _ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself
8 Hans finished school his leg injury
9 Hans didn't finish school his leg injury
10 I try to do my homework _ the noise
11 I can't do my homework _ the noise
12 _ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday
13 _ it rained heavily, we couldn't enjoy our holiday
14 _ having little money, they are happy
15 _ having little money, they aren't so happy
16 she was not well, she still went to work
17 she was not well, she didn't go to work
18 We are going to have a picnic _ the bad weather
19 _ his poor health, Mr Brown still works hard to support his family
20 I gave up the job the attractive salary
21 _ my father is old, he still goes jogging
22 the harm of smoking, smokers can’t get rid it
23 h e tried to explain, she refused to listen
24 the bad traffic, I arrived at the meeting late
25 Henry’s friend is a millionaire, he hates spending money
26 The rain, the baseball game was canceled
Although/though/even though + clause ( S + V)
In spite of/Despite + N/V-ing
Because/as/since/for + clause ( S + V)
Because of + N/V-ing
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3 CÁCH CHUYỂN 1 CÂU SANG 1 CỤM DANH TỪ
( A CLAUSE ( S + V) -> N)
DẠNG 1: Chủ ngữ ở 2 vế giống nhau:
EX: Although Tom got up late, he got to school on time.
S V
In spite of getting up late, he got to school on time.
DẠNG 2: Nếu câu có cấu trúc: "danh từ + tobe + tính từ": ta đem tính từ đặt
trước danh từ, bỏ tobe.
Ex: I can't go shopping because the rain is heavy.
THE N TOBE ADJ
I can't go shopping because of the heavy rain.
DẠNG 3: Câu có cấu trúc: "there be + danh từ": bỏ there be.
EX: Although there was an accident, the traffic wasn't so bad.
THERE TOBE N
In spite of an accident, the traffic wasn't so bad
DẠNG 4: Câu có cấu trúc: " It be + tính từ chỉ thời tiết" : ta đổi tính từ thành danh từ,
thêm THE phía trước
Các danh từ và tính từ thường gặp trong mẫu này là:
ADJ -> N
Foggy Fog (Sương mù)
Rainy Rain (Mưa)
Snowy Snow (tuyết)
Stormy Storm (bão)
EX: Because It was rainy, we can't go out for lunch.
It tobe Adj
Because of the rain, we can't go out for lunch.
S + V -> V-ING
THE N + TOBE + ADJ > THE ADJ N
THERE + TOBE + N -> N
IT + TOBE + ADJ (chỉ thời tiết)
->THE + N
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EXERCISE: Rewrite the sentences with the word given
1 Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid
=>In spite of
2 Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed
=>In spite
of
3 Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting
=>In spite
of
4 Although the salary was low, he accepted the job
=>
Despite
5 Because the weather is bad, the flight was canceled
=> Because
of
6 Tan passed the exam because he worked hard
=>
7 Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill
=> In spite
of
8 We canceled our plan for the picnic because it was stormy
=>
9 Although there was a serious problem, we sold it together
=>
10 Rice plants grow well because the climate is warm
=>
11 I can't sleep because the weather is hot
=>
12 The train came on time although it was foggy
=>
13 She didn't decided to buy anything although there was a lot of lovely souvenir
=>
14 He couldn't drive fast because the street was crowded and narrow
=>
15 There was a traffic jam because it was snowy
=>
16 Although it was rainy, We kept playing football
=>
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17 Although there is a small house, It was sold with the highest price
=>
18 I feel sleepy because there is a boring film
=>
19 The bus was late because the fog was thick
=>
20 Although the food is terrible, he still eats in that restaurant
=>
21 In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match
=> Although
22 My mother told me to go to school although I was sick
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