Although, Even Though, Despite, dan In Spite of

Konsep utama

Although/even though diikuti clause. Despite/in spite of diikuti noun, pronoun, atau gerund. Even though biasanya terasa lebih kuat.

Kapan digunakan?

Gunakan ketika hasil berbeda dari apa yang mungkin diperkirakan.

Althoughalthough + clause

Even thougheven though + clause

Despitedespite + noun/pronoun/V-ing

In spite ofin spite of + noun/pronoun/V-ing

Although it rained, we went out.

Walaupun hujan, kami keluar.

Despite the rain, we played.

Meskipun hujan, kami bermain.

In spite of being tired, she continued.

Walaupun lelah, dia melanjutkan.

✕Despite it rained

✓Despite the rain / Although it rained

Despite tidak langsung diikuti clause.

✕Although but he was tired

✓Although he was tired, he continued.

Jangan gabungkan although dengan but dalam pola yang sama.

✦Despite the fact that dapat diikuti clause.

✦Posisi connector dapat di awal atau tengah kalimat.

Latihan singkat

Jawab pertanyaan berikut. Skor minimal 80% akan menandai materi sebagai dikuasai.

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