EXPRESSING CONTRAST: although, though even if and even though We use them to connect contrasting ideas introducing a dependent clause ALTHOUGH
APROFUNDAMENTO CONJUNCTIONS
We didn't go out because it was raining heavily After in spite of or despite, we use a noun, a pronoun (this/that/what etc ) or -ing
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although in contrast (and) still instead different from unlike whereas of course , however in spite of besides rather even so / though as much as nevertheless
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you obey the rules on the slope 5 I like travelling by underground, even though it gets pretty crowded during However, transport workers were on strike so
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Choose 'however', 'although' or 'despite': 1 ______ the rain, we still went to the park 2 ______ it was raining, we still went to the park 3 It was raining ______
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Grammar rules • Conjunctions must go o However, not only but also can be used with simple subjects and clauses Example however, even so, though,
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1 Despite my warnings, he kept on smoking 2 Although she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end 3 In spite of being bad at pool,
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October 2012 Linking Words Complete the sentences using these linking words: although, because, but, so Example: I like dancing but I don't like singing 1
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In this case, however, you seem to have over-exerted yourself (word) conjunctions are: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even though, if, since, so that, than, that Overview of commas; information on other areas of punctuation
commas
They often link similar grammatical parts of a sentence together ( parts of speech + parts of They went running, although / even though it was very hot 2 However, dependent clauses can sometimes come before an independent clause
conjunctions
I didn't get the job although I had the necessary qualifications. Compare the meaning of although and because: We went out although it was raining heavily. We
Grammar English's Famous Rule of Punctuation: Never use only one comma that even so
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AS LONG AS – BECAUSE - DESPITE – DUE TO - EVEN THOUGH – HOWEVER - IN CASE -. IN SPITE – NEVERTHELESS - THEREFORE you obey the rules on the slope.
English Grammar and Vocabulary Contrast: although though
English Grammar in Use (Grammar Addition to the Textbook NOTE: " In spite of" " despite" have similar meaning to "although" or "even though". BUT.
REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING THE WORDS GIVEN IN BRACKETS. a. Although the rain was falling heavily they continued with the football match. (in spite of).
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