các từ: “ though”, although” và” even though” (mặc dù, mặc dầu) dùng để chỉ sự tương phản, trái ngược với mệnh đề chính.. Although / Even though / Though + clause 1, clause 2 Hoặc.[r]
Trang 1CHUYÊN ĐỀ 12 MỆNH ĐỀ TRẠNG NGỮ (ADVERBIAL CLAUSES)
* PHẦN I: LÝ THUYẾT
I.Clauses and phrase of concession introduced by although, though, even though, even if,
In spite of, despite (mệnh đề, cụm chỉ sự nhượng bộ)
Định nghĩa: Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ sự nhượng bộ (MĐTNCSNB) là mệnh đề bắt đầu bằng
các từ: “ though”, although” và” even though” (mặc dù, mặc dầu) dùng để chỉ sự tương
phản, trái ngược với mệnh đề chính.
Although / Even though / Though + clause 1, clause 2 Hoặc
Clause 2 + although / even though /though + clause 1.
EX: They lost the match though / although /even though they played beautifully.
Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words in parentheses
1 She has plenty of money, but she is very mean (although)
2 They have a car, but they rarely use it (though)
3 He was innocent, but he was sent to prison (although)
4 He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them (even though)
5 She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy (even though) 6.The keyboard wasn’t working well She tried to finish the letter (although)
7.The forecast said it would rain It turned out to be a beautiful day (although)
8.I’m no better I’ve taken the bill (even though)
9 The traffic was bad I arrived at the airport on time (though)
10 I didn’t get the job I had all necessary qualifications (though)
11 We enjoyed the vacation It rained a lot (although)
12 She felt sick She went to work (though)
13 I was really tired I couldn’t sleep (even though)
Trang 214 He is very rich He isn’t happy (although)
15 She couldn’t answer the question She is very intelligent (though)
17 His life is hard He determined to study well (although)
18 He was wise and experienced He was not taken in (though)
Lưu ý:
Although / Even though / Though + clause 1, clause 2
= Despite / In spite of + Noun phrase …., clause 2
(not) Ving …… , clause 2
Ex: Although they are poor, they live happily= Despite their poverty, they live happily
1 Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
=>In spite of
2 Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.
=> Despite
3 She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold.
=>In spite of
4 We thought we’d better invite them to the party although we don’t like them very much.
=> Despite
5 Although I didn’t speak the language, I managed to make myself understand.
=>In spite of
6 Although the heat was on, the room wasn’t warm.
=> Despite
7 I didn’t recognize her although I’d met her twice before
=>In spite of
8 We’re not very good friends although we’ve known each other a long time.
=> Despite
9 Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting.
Trang 3=>In spite of
10 Although he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.
=> Despite
Lưu ý:
Although / Even though / Though + clause 1, clause 2
= No matter + What +N
How + adj/ adv + S + V , Clause 2 When
Where .
1 Although I was very tired, I didn’t sleep.
=> No matter how tired I was, I didn’t sleep.
2 Although I was hungry, I didn’t eat anything.
=> No matter
3 Although he felt unwell, he went on working.
=> No matter
4 Although he was disappointed, he tried to smile.
=> No matter
5 He still goes to school although he isn’t fine.
=> No matter
6 Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.
=> Despite
7 In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
=> Though
8 In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.
=> Although
Trang 49 In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.
=> Even though
10 In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.
=> Though