Although, even though, though, and while

Although, even though, though, and while

First, let's review our sentence types

• simple sentence- subject/action- I ate breakfast.

• Compound sentences- two complete sentences put together with a connecting word.

• Example: I ate breakfast, and I drove to work.

That video has A LOT of information...let's break it down a little

• We will be creating complex sentence using although, even though, though, and while at the BEGINNING of sentences

Although, even though, though, and while all mean 'but'

• We use this when the first part of the sentence is opposite from the second part

• Don't stress, here are a few examples

Example #1- Although

Although she enjoys ice cream, her favorite dessert is cake.

Example #2- Even though

Even though the phone wasn't that loud, it still woke me up.

Example #3-Though

Though he had studied hard, he did not get an A on the test.

Example #4- while

While I love my job, it can be very stressful.

To review...

Although/even though/though/while + sentence #1 ,

+ sentence #2 which has an opposite meaning of sentence #1

Poll

How are we feeling about using although/even though/though/while at the beginning of a sentence

• This is easy

• This is sort of easy

• This is confusing

Open Ended

Let's combine these two sentences using Although.

She likes cats. Her favorite is dogs.

Although + sentence #1 , sentence #2

Open Ended

Let's combine these two sentences using Even though.

He has an Xbox. He still wants a PS5.

Even though + sentence #1 , sentence #2

Open Ended

Let's combine these two sentences using though.

The cat was sleeping. It kept an ear open for the dog.

Though + sentence #1 , sentence #2

Open Ended

Let's combine these two sentences using while.

He walked along the beach. He thought of the mountains.

While + sentence #1 , sentence #2

Poll

How are you feeling about writing these types of sentences now?

• easy

• sort of easy

• still confusing