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Though/ in spite of ...Concession - English lesson

A 'concession'   is a  contrast between a predicted action and a  circumstance which should logically prevent the action. The action is opposed to the expected logic.

ex : He went out, although it was raining cats and dogs ...

1) Conjunctions :

➡️ although = though /even though = even if; these conjunctions are often used at the beginning of the clauses they introduce. Though is sometimes placed at the end of the sentence.

eg. : He's still at work, though he shouldn't be...
eg. : I wouldn't give you the answer, even if I knew it.
eg. : This dress is beautiful! It's not expensive though! You should buy it!

2) Adverbs :

➡️  yet = however = still /nevertheless.

eg. : He's a lot smaller than you are; however, he looks much stronger.

When however has the same meaning as nevertheless and when it's used at the beginning of a clause, however must be preceded by a semi-colon.

eg. : He told me not to repeat it ; however, I did it.
     


3) Prepositions :
 
➡️  unlike/ in spite of  = despite are followed by a noun or a gerund.
 
eg. : I have learnt Latin, unlike my sister who preferred Greek.
eg. : Despite his being a foreigner, he speaks as well as we do.

➡️ contrary to/ on the contrary.

eg. : Contrary to his brother who is fluent, he doesn't speak Italian at all...

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