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Concessive Clause - Although, Even Though..

A concessive clause begins with "although" or "even though" and expresses an idea that contradicts the main clause. For example, "Although he's quiet, he's not shy". In contrast, "despite" and "in spite of" are followed by a noun or verb plus "-ing" and do not introduce a clause. They have a different syntactic structure. For example, "Despite all his money, he refused to buy a new car". Finally, "although" and "even though" introduce clauses with a subject and verb, while "despite" and "in spite of" are followed by a noun or verb plus "-ing".

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Concessive Clause - Although, Even Though..

A concessive clause begins with "although" or "even though" and expresses an idea that contradicts the main clause. For example, "Although he's quiet, he's not shy". In contrast, "despite" and "in spite of" are followed by a noun or verb plus "-ing" and do not introduce a clause. They have a different syntactic structure. For example, "Despite all his money, he refused to buy a new car". Finally, "although" and "even though" introduce clauses with a subject and verb, while "despite" and "in spite of" are followed by a noun or verb plus "-ing".

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Concessive clause - Although, even though...

Concessive clause

A concessive clause is a clause which begins with "although" or "even though" and which
expresses an idea that suggests the opposite of the main part of the sentence.

The sentence "Although he's quiet, he's not shy" begins with a concessive clause- "Although
he's quiet " which has an opposite meaning of - "he's not shy" which is the main part of the
sentence.

NOTE: " In spite of" , " despite" have similar meaning to "although" or "even


though". BUT they don't introduce clauses. They have different syntax. They are followed
by nouns or gerunds (verb+ing.) They don't introduce a clause (subject + verb.)

Although, even though:

Study these examples:

"He had enough money."


" He refused to buy a new car."

The above two statements can be combined as follows:

Although he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car


Even
though

OR

He refused to buy a new although he had enough money.


car even
though

Structure:

"Although",  and  "even though" introduce concessive clauses.

Although /even subjec verb


though t

Examples:

Although it was raining, he walked to the station.


Even though she is very old, she runs fast.       

Despite / in spite of:


Despite and in spite of do not introduce a concessive clause. They are rather followed by
a noun or a verb+ing form.

Study this example:

"He had enough money."


"He refused to buy a new car."

The above two statements can be combined as follows :

Despite all his money, he refused to buy a new car.


In spite
of having enough money,

OR

He refused to buy a new despite all his money.


car in spite
of having enough money.

Structure

Despite / in spite + a noun,


of
+ verb + ing.

Examples:

Despite /in spite of the rain, he walked to the station.


Despite /in spite of being tired, he walked to the station.

Remember:

1. Although, even though + subject + verb (Concessive clause)

3. In spite of, despite + noun or verb+ing (Not a concessive clause)

2. There are structural similarities between:

"in spite of", "despite" and "although", "even though"

"because of", "due to", "owing to", "thanks to" and "because", "since ,"as",
"for". (Expressing cause and effect)

In spite of + noun
Despite

Because of
Due to
owing to
Thanks to

Although + verb
Even though

Because
Since
For
As

More on cause and effect to see the use of "because, since, as, for, because of, due to ... "

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