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ADVERB CLAUSE OF CONCESSION
This document discusses adverbs of concession such as "although", "though", "even though", "in spite of", and "despite". It explains that "although", "though", and "even though" are used with a clause, while "in spite of" and "despite" are used with a noun or verb phrase. Some examples are provided to illustrate the different structures. The document also notes that "in spite of" and "despite" can be used interchangeably to convey the same meaning.
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Introduces Adverbs of Concession focusing on 'In spite of' and 'Despite'.
Highlights the usage of 'Although', 'Though', 'Even though' with clauses and 'In spite of', 'Despite' with nouns.
Provides example sentences demonstrating the use of 'although' and 'in spite of' in contrasting scenarios.
Explains how to form nouns from sentences, illustrating with examples related to weather and health.
Continues providing additional examples of noun formation from various sentences.
Encourages practice by changing sentences from 'although' to 'in spite of' for better understanding.
Presents a game format for rewriting sentences to practice using 'although' and 'in spite of'.
Continues rephrasing sentences to utilize 'in spite of' for reinforcing the concept.
Clarifies that 'in spite of' and 'despite' are interchangeable in usage with examples provided.
Shows examples where 'despite' is used similarly with the phrases from the earlier slides.
Exercise prompting rearrangement of mixed-up sentences utilizing 'although', 'though', 'in spite of', and 'despite'.
Presents specific sentences for the exercise of rearranging them with correct conjunction usage.
Provides answers to the previous exercise for self-assessment and correction.
Summarizes the concepts of 'although', 'though', 'even though', 'in spite of', and 'despite'.
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- 1. ADVERB OF CONCESSION InSpite of & Despite
- 2. Although & Inspite of • Although • Though + A CLAUSE • Even though • In spite of a noun • Despite + a pronoun / v-ing
- 3. Example: sentences with “although”& “in spite of” • 1. Although it was raining heavily, they went for a picnic. • In spite of the heavy rain, they went for a picnic. • 2. Although the weather was fine, they stayed indoors. • In spite of the fine weather, they stayed indoors.
- 4. Formation of aNOUN(N). • E.g. It is raining. (the rain) • 1. His health is poor. • N. his poor health. • 2. The house is on fire. • N. the fire • 3. It was raining heavily. • N. the heavy rain
- 5. More Nouns • 4. The weather was fine. • N. the fine weather • 5. She failed to win. • N. her failure. • 6. Her marks were low. • N. her low marks. • 7. He works very hard. • N. his hard work
- 6. Change the sentenceswith “although” to those with “in spite of” • 1. Although the weather is cold, they go swimming. • In spite of the cold weather, they go swimming. • 2. Although it is raining heavily, they go on a picnic. • In spite of the heavy rain, they go on a picnic.
- 7. GAME: Rewriting Sentences •1. Although it was raining, they went swimming. • In spite of the rain, they went swimming. • 2. Although there is a fire, the woman went into the building. • In spite of the fire, the woman went into the building.
- 8. More “in spiteof” • 3. He tried again although he failed in the driving test. • He tried again in spite of his failure in the driving test. • 4. She did not feel sad though her marks were low. • She did not feel sad in spite of her low marks.
- 9. “In spite of”and “Despite” • “In spite of” and “Despite” are the same in usage. • That is: you can either use “in spite of” or “despite” to present the same meaning. • E.g. In spite of the fine weather, they stayed indoors. • Despite the fine weather, they stayed indoors.
- 10. Examples on using“despite” • 1. They failed despite their hard work. • They failed in spite of their hard work. • 2. In spite of the heavy rain, they went on a picnic. • Despite the heavy rain, they went on a picnic.
- 11. Exercise • Rearrange thewords or phrases into correct sentences. • The sentences are mixed with “although”, “though”, “even though”, “in spite of” & “despite”
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- 13. Exercise • 1. it/went /was /raining/ Although/ heavily/,/ they/ a/ picnic /for/./ • 2. beautiful/ failed/ Though/ love/ she/ is/,/ she/ to/ the/ prince’s/ win/./ • 3. Though/ Even/ they/ eat/ were/, /the/ they/ did/ not/ hungry/ cake/./ • 4. In/ the/ classroom/ of/ the/ bad/,/ they/ spite/ stayed/ smell/ in/./ • 5. bad/ the/ eggs/ taste/,/ they/ eat/ Despite/ all/ the/./
- 14. CHECKING YOUR WORK •1. Although it was raining heavily, they went on a picnic. • 2. Though she is beautiful, she failed to win the prince’s love. • 3. Even though they were hungry, they did not eat the cake. • 4. In spite of the bad smell, they stayed in the classroom. • 5. Despite the bad taste, they ate all the eggs.
- 15. CONCLUSION • 1. Although,Though & Even though + a clause (Subject + Verb) • 2. In spite of & Despite + a noun, a pronoun/V-ing • 3. In spite of & Despite are almost the same in usage. • END