Concessive clauses

______ he's quiet, he's not shy

• Though

• Although

• Whereas

He refused to buy a new car _____ he had enough money.

• even though

• in spite of

• while

The children slept deeply ______ the noise

• While

• even though

• in spite of

______ a brilliant defense, he was found guilty.

• Notwithstanding

• Though

• Even

He is a globalist, ________ we are nationalists who will put our country first.

• though

• whereas

• even though

_______ waiting for the food to arrive, we were happy to sit and chat in the relaxing surroundings.

• While

• Whereas

• Yet

We use conjunctions to...

• connect different elements in a sentence

• connect different clauses

• emphasise something

All the conjunctions...

• are interchangeable

• have different purposes

• are used in a specific context

Before concessive clauses, we can use the conjunctions:

• even if, despite of, and, in order to, so that, as much as

• yet, still, now, then, tomorrow

• even if, in spite of/ despite of, notwithstanding, whereas, while, yet