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Contrasts Contrasts: although and though; even though,…  Although and though (Although/ though + clause)  Despite the fact that/ In spite of the fact that + clause  Despite/ In spite of + noun/noun phrase/gerund  We use although or though to say that there is a surprising contract between what happened in the main clause and what happened in the adverbial clause  Use though, but not although at the end of a clause.  With a similar maiming, we use Despite the fact that/ In spite of the fact that or Despite/ In spite of . • Although/ though it rain heavily, we go to the beach. • I’m not keen on yogurt, though. • In spite of the fact that/ Despite the fact that she has to cope with three small children, she is taking a part- time MBA course. • In spite of/ Despite her children, she go to the beach.  Even though + clause  We can use even though( not Even Although) to main despite the fact that.  We can use even though to emphasis contrasting ideas. Even though(not even although) Tom doesn’t speak Spanish, I think he should still visit Madrid.= Despite the fact that Tom doesn’t speak Spanish, … Notes :  Notice that you can’t use though/ although/ even though with but . _ Although I enjoyed my stay in the USA, I was still glad to come home. _I enjoyed my stay in the USA, but I was still glad to come home. _NOT Although I enjoyed my stay in the USA, but I was still glad to come home.  We can use gerund and past participate clauses after though/ although and also clauses with the subject and verb left out. _ (Al)though not huge, the garden needs constant attention.  We can give special emphasis to an adjective by putting it before though in the pattern: adj + though + noun/pronoun + verb.(usually a liking verb such as appear, be, become, feel, look, seem, sound, prove, etc. ). As can be used instead of though, but notice that you can’t use although. _Hot though/ as the night air was, they slept soundly.  We can use While or Whilst with a meaning similar to “Although”. The While/ Whilst clause comes before or within the main clause, but not after it. _While/ Whilst(although) there is no evidence that Peter cheated, we were all astonished that the passed the exam. Completed by Le Hoang Nham Contrasts …………………… the end…………………… Completed by Le Hoang Nham . Contrasts Contrasts: although and though; even though,…  Although and though (Although/ though + clause)  Despite the fact