CẤU TRÚC NGỮ PHẠM CỦA TÔ PHÁT ĐẠT 7. adverbial clauses of concession: _ Adverbial clauses of concession are use to express ideas or action that are not expected. The informationin the independent clause indicates a concession or un expected result of something described in the independent clause. _ Adverbial clauses of cocession introduce an element of contrast into a sentence and are sometime called “contrast clauses’. In this type, the information in the first clause is the derect opposite of the information in the second clause of the sentence. _They are introduced by the following conjuctions: although, eventhough, considering, though, even if, even though, whether, or, while, where as, what ever, how ever, whom ever, no matter how… _ These answer the question “even htough what?” Example: She never complainted though the work was hard. Although he had een prevented from studying by illness, he passed the exam. What ever may happened, he remains impatient. Nottice : _ However combines with numerous adjectives and adverbs: However urgly she is, I also love her so much. _ No matter can combine with question work( who, when, where,…) to introduce clauses of concession: Nomatter who he is, I will visit him. _ Compounds with_ever can introduce clauses of concession in the same way as no matter: whatever I say, I seem to say the wrong thing. _ Using may informal style in place of the present after all conjuctions introducing clauses of cocession: Whatever you may think, Im going ahead with my intention. _As and though can be used after some adjectives, adverbs to introduce clauses of concession in formal style: Beautiful though the car was, we thought it was expensive. 8. adverbial clauses of comparition: _These answer th question; Compared with what? How? _Adverbial clauses of comparision followed by or implying in relation to or compared with They involve the use of: ∗ As+ adjactive/ adverb+ as He is as tall as his brother (is) ∗ Not as +adj/ adv + as My pen is not as/ so beautiful as yours. ∗ Adj +er than She is prettier than her sister. ∗ More+ adj/ adv+ than He is more intelligent than his sister. ∗ Less+ adj/ adv+ than John is less rich than Peter. ∗ The….The The richer you are, The more friends you have. ∗ Haft/ tiwce/ three time as+ adj/adv+ as Your dress is tiwce expensive as my. ∗ + As/ so much+ noun+ as + As/ so many+ noun+ as He makes as many mistakes as I do. She has so much many as Mary. . CẤU TRÚC NGỮ PHẠM CỦA TÔ PHÁT ĐẠT 7. adverbial clauses of concession: _ Adverbial