Tahukah Anda cara menghubungkan dua gagasan yang kontras dengan kata-kata seperti although dan despite? Baca penjelasannya untuk membantu Anda.
Lihatlah contoh-contoh ini untuk melihat bagaimana although, even though, in spite of dan despite digunakan.
- Although we don't agree, I think she's a brilliant speaker.
- Even though we don't agree, I think she's a brilliant speaker.
- In spite of the law, people continue to use mobile phones while driving.
- Despite the law, people continue to use mobile phones while driving.
- It's illegal to use mobile phones while driving. People still do it, though.
Penjelasan Tata Bahasa (Grammar)
Although, even though, in spite of dan despite semua digunakan untuk menghubungkan dua gagasan yang kontras atau menunjukkan bahwa satu fakta membuat fakta lainnya mengejutkan. Semuanya bisa digunakan di awal atau di tengah kalimat.
- Despite the rain, we enjoyed the festival.
- We enjoyed the festival, despite the rain.
Perbedaan utama antara although, even though, in spite of dan despite adalah bahwa semuanya digunakan dengan struktur yang berbeda.
In spite of / despite
Setelah in spite of dan despite, kita menggunakan kata benda (noun), gerund (kata kerja (verb) bentuk -ing) atau kata ganti (pronoun).
- They never made much money, in spite of their success.
- In spite of the pain in his leg, he completed the marathon.
- Despite having a headache, I had a great birthday.
- The train was cancelled. In spite of that, we arrived on time.
Perhatikan bahwa penggunaan in spite of dan despite dengan ungkapan the fact that, diikuti oleh subjek dan verb.
- In spite of the fact that he worked very hard, he didn't pass the exam.
- Despite the fact that he worked very hard, he didn't pass the exam.
Although / even though
Setelah although dan even though, kita menggunakan subjek dan verb. Even though sedikit lebih kuat dan lebih tegas dibandingkan although.
- I enjoyed the course, although I would have liked more grammar practice.
- Although we saw each other every day, we didn't really know each other.
- Even though she spoke very quietly, he understood every word.
- She didn't get the job, even though she had all the necessary qualifications.
Though
Though dapat digunakan dengan cara yang sama seperti although.
- Though I wasn't keen on the film, I thought the music was beautiful.
Though bisa juga di akhir kalimat kedua. Cara mengekspresikan ide-ide yang kontras ini paling umum digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris lisan.
- We waited ages for our food. The waiter was really nice, though.
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