Because - although

I. Mệnh đề thể hiện sự nhượng bộ

Ex: Despite / In spite of his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

Ex: Although / Even though / Though he has a physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

II. Because / Because of

Ex: We were late because it rained

         We were late because of the rain.

EXERCISES

Fill in the blanks, using “because, because of, though, or in spite of”

1. Lan went to the dentist _______________ her toothache.

2. Nam didn’t go to the dentist ________________ his toothache.

3. We stopped playing tennis _________________ the rain.

4. We didn’t arrive until seven o’clock _______________ the traffic was terrible.

5. She found the exam easy ______________ she had worked hard during the course.

6. They moved to Liverpool __________________ her job.

8. ____________ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.

9. The children slept well________________ the noise.

10. _____________ the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

CÁCH BIẾN ĐỔI CÂU TỪ “ALTHOUGH/ THOUGH” SANG “ IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE”

Although S1 + V1, S2 + V2

1) S1 = S2
    + S1 : bỏ

    + V1  V-ing
Ex: Although Tom got up late, he got to school on time.
=> Despite / in spite of _________________________________________

2) Vế 1:  N + be + Adj
   Adj:  đem đặt trước N

          Be:  bỏ
Ex: Although the rain is heavy,.......
=> Despite / in spite of _______________________________
3) Vế 1: PRON + be + Adj:
 Đại từ : thành sỡ hửu

 Tính từ: thành danh từ

Be:  Bỏ
Ex: Although He was sick,........
=> Despite / in spite of ___________

4) Vế 1:  PRON + V + Adv
 Đại từ: thành sở hữu

Động từ: thành danh từ

Trạng từ: thành tính từ đặt trước danh từ
Ex: Although He behaved impolitely,.....
=> Despite / in spite of ___________________
5) Vế 1 :  there be + N
  bỏ there be
Ex: Although there was an accident ,.....
=> Despite / in spite of _________________
6) Vế 1 :  It (be) + tính từ về thời tiết

                 Đổi tính từ thành danh từ thêm the phía trước.

 Các tính từ và danh từ thường gặp trong mẫu này là:

Foggy => fog  ( sương mù  )

Snowy => snow (tuyết)

Rainy => rain (mưa)

Stormy => storm ( bão)

Ex: Although it was rainy, .....
=> Despite / in spite of ___________________

7) Vế 1:  N + (be) + p.p   (câu bị động)

 p.p thành danh từ, thêm the phía trước và of phía sau, danh từ câu trên đem xuống để sau of

Ex: Although television was invented, .....
=> Despite / in spite of __________________________

 Áp dụng cách biến đổi tương tự với BECAUSE  BECAUSE OF

EXERCISES

I. Rewrite the following sentences from THOUGH/ ALTHOUGH into DESPITE/ IN SPITE OF

1. Though he is rich, he never helps the poor.

 ___________________________________________

2. Although she is poor, she is always happy.

 ___________________________________________

3. Though it rained heavily, we went to school.
=> Despite ____________________________________
4. She decided to accept the job although the salary is low.
=> In spite of___________________________________________
5. Though he has an English name, he is in fact German.
=> In spite of__________________________________________
6. Although he was inexperienced, he got a good salary.
=> Despite____________________________________________
7. Even though we live on the same street, we hardly ever see each other.

 ___________________________________________________________________
8. Although she was sad, she smiled.
=> Despite ______________________________
9. Though her grades were low, she was admitted to the university.
=> In spite of __________________________________________________
10. Although the weather was bad, they went swimming.
=> Despite ___________________________________________

II. Rewrite the following sentences from BECAUSE into BECAUSE OF

1. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.

 ____________________________________________________

2. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

 ____________________________________________________

3. We decided to leave early because the party was boring.

 ____________________________________________________

4. They visit their friends often because they enjoy their company.

 ____________________________________________________

5. We could not go to the cinema because it was rainy.

 ____________________________________________________

6. She went to bed early because she felt tired.

 _____________________________________________

7. Jane looked happy because she had got good marks.

 _________________________________________________

8. These men lived unhappily because they are poor.

 __________________________________________________

9. I was sad because they behaved badly.

 ______________________________________________

10. I respected Mrs. Carol because she was honest.

 ____________________________________________________