PHRASES AND CLAUSES OF CONCESSION – Cụm từ và mệnh đề chỉ sự nhượng bộ
PHRASES AND CLAUSES OF CONCESSION
(Cụm từ và mệnh đề chỉ sự nhượng bộ)
1. Cụm từ chỉ sự nhượng bộ:
In spite of / Despite + Noun / Ving : mặc dù, cho dù
Ex: In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.
Despite what I said yesterday, we are still good friends.
2. Mệnh đề chỉ sự nhượng bộ:
Though / Although / Even though + S + V : mặc dù, cho dù
Ex: Although the weather was very bad, we had a wonderful holiday.
Note:
a/ Despite the fact that / In spite the fact that + S + V mặc dù
Ex: I couldn’t sleep despite the fact that I was very tired.
b/ Though hoặc as có thể dùng trong cấu trúc:
Adj / Adv / Noun + though / as + clause
Ex: Rich as he is, he is unhappy.
c/ No matter / Whatever: dù cho, bất kể
– No matter + what / who / when / where/ why / how (adj, adv) + clause
– Whatever + (N) + clause
– Whoever / whenever / wherever / however + (adj) + clause
Ex: No matter who you are, I still love you.
Whatever you say, I don’t believe you.
However much he eats, he never gets fat.