Concessive Relationship

Concessive Relationship àThe relationship of two or more ideas which are combined with the following conjunctions:

1. Despite
2. In Spite of
3. Although
4. even though
5. Though

Study the following Situation!

Last month, Chia and Davy spent their holidays by the sea. It rained a lot but they enjoyed themselves.

 We can say:

Although it rained a lot, they enjoyed themselves.

Despite the rain, they enjoyed themselves.

In spite of the rain, they enjoyed themselves

The Patterns

Although                              Even though             + Subject +Verb Though

Despite                                     a noun In spite of       + a pronoun (this, that, what)                                                   verb-ing

Note: although, even though, though, in spite of, despite= walaupun, kendatipun

Although I studied hard all night, I’m not sleepy	Despite studying hard all night, I’m not sleepy.
Even though the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.	In spite of the bad traffic, I arrived on time.
She’s healthy although she smokes 20 cigarettes a day	She’s healthy in spite of smoking 20 cigarettes a day
I still love you though I said bad things about you last night	I still love you despite what I said last night.

Complete with although or in spite of.

1.    Terry decided to study abroad ______ her mother advised her not to.

2.    _____ what you have given to him, he still hates you.

3.    _____ I had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

4.    I love music _____ I can’t play any musical instrument.

5.    _______ traveling around the world for years, they never run out of money.

Rewrite using the word in the brackets.
No 1 has been done for you.

1.    I decided to teach in this school although the salary is low. (despite) Despite the low salary, I decided to teach in this school.

2.    Although the test is difficult, we can answer all the questions. (Despite)

3.    In spite of not having done our homework, the teacher is not angry. (although)

4.    Even though I haven’t met my mother for years, I can recognize her. (in spite of)

5.    Despite his injured foot, he was the top scorer of this competition. (although)

Change these sentences by using the words in parentheses

1.    Despite her dislike for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. (although)

2.    Although she has physical handicap, she has become a famous pianist. (despite)

3.    He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet. (in spite of)

4.    Rheina told me the secret, despite having promised not to do so. (though)

5.    In spite of his poor memory, the old man told interesting stories to the children (even though)

6.    We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy. (despite)

7.    Although the price is high, my son insists on buying this motorcycle. (in spite of)

8.    They are going to the beach in spite of the bad weather. (even though)

9.    Though I had not finished the paper, I went to sleep. (despite)

10.              In spite of his sadness at losing the automotive contest, he managed to smile. (although)