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Expressing Contrast

The document explains various ways to express contrast in English, including the use of conjunctions like 'although', 'even though', and 'though', as well as prepositions such as 'in spite of' and 'despite'. It also discusses linking words like 'however' and 'nevertheless' for introducing contrasting ideas. Additionally, the document provides an exercise to practice using these contrastive expressions in context.

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Expressing Contrast

The document explains various ways to express contrast in English, including the use of conjunctions like 'although', 'even though', and 'though', as well as prepositions such as 'in spite of' and 'despite'. It also discusses linking words like 'however' and 'nevertheless' for introducing contrasting ideas. Additionally, the document provides an exercise to practice using these contrastive expressions in context.

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There are different ways in which we can express contrast.

We can use:
Although
Even though + clause
Though

Although
Even though he played brilliantly, he still lost the match.

He lost the match, though he played brilliantly.

● “Even though” is stronger than “although”.


● “Though” is used in the middle of the sentence OR, if the two contrasting points are
presented in two different sentences, it can be used at the end of the second
sentence. (He lost the match. He played brilliantly, though)

We can also use “in spite of” and “despite” to express contrast. These are prepositions
and this is how you use them:
In spite of + noun (phrase)
Despite verb -ing

In spite of his brilliant performance, he still lost the match.


Despite (his) playing brilliantly,
the fact that he played
brilliantly,

Linking words like “however” and (more formally) “nevertheless” also express contrast.
You can use them either to introduce the second sentence of a pair of contrasting sentences
or at the end of the second sentence.

He lost the match. However, he played brilliantly.


Nevertheless,

He lost the match. He played brilliantly, however.


nevertheless.
Complete the following passage, using each of the following once only:
although, though, even though, in spite of, despite, however, nevertheless. Pay
attention to punctuation.

For several years now, the Government has obliged firms to print health warnings on
packets of cigarettes, (1) -------------- the tobacco companies’ claiming that this would ruin
them. It doesn’t seem to have made much difference, (2) -------------- . People know that
smoking is bad for them. (3) -------------- , they go on smoking (4) -------------- the warnings.
(5) -------------- some people would like to ban smoking by law, the Government is unwilling to
do this. The Minister of Health would be in favour of it. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, (6)
----------------- , would ask him where he would get the money for the Health Service from if
he could not tax tobacco. All the same, the campaign against smoking has had some effects
on smokers like me. (7) -------------- we go on smoking as much as before, we don’t enjoy it
so much.

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