last year jack and jill spent their holidays by the sea last year jack and jill spent their holidays by the sea it rained a lot but they enjoyed themselves chúng ta có thể nói although it rained a lot

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<i>Last year Jack and Jill spent their holidays by the sea. It rained a lot </i>
<i>but they enjoyed themselves. </i>

Chúng ta có thể nói:

<i>Although it rained a lot, they enjoyed themselves. (= It rained a lot but</i>
<i>they ...)</i>

Hoặc:

<i>In spite of the rain, they enjoyed themselves. Despite the rain, they </i>
<i>enjoyed themselves.</i>

<i>Cách dùng 1: Mẫu câu phức dùng với: Though, Even though,</i>
<b>Although</b>

<b>Though/Even though/Although + Clause (mệnh đề), Clause</b>
<b>(mệnh đề)</b>

* Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

* I didn't get the job although I had all the necessary qualifications.
<i>Cách dùng 2: Sau “in spite of” hoặc “despite”, chúng ta sử dụng </i>
danh từ hoặc đại từ this/that/what etc.) hoặc thêm “~ing”:

* In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.

* She wasn't well, but in spite of this she went to work.
* In spite of what I said yesterday, I still love you.

>>> Nghĩa của từ “Despite” đồng nghĩa với “in spite of” và chúng ta

có thể dùng mẫu câu:

<b>'in spite of the fact (that)...' và 'despite the fact (that) ...':</b>

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* I didn't get the job despite of the fact (that) I had all the necessary
qualifications.

>>> So sánh giữa “although” và “in spite of/despite”

* Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. (Không dùng: 'in
spite of the traffic was bad')

<b>In spite of the traffic, I arrived on time. (Không dùng: 'in spite of the </b>
traffic was bad')

* I couldn't sleep although I was very tired. (Không dùng: 'despite I
was tired')

* I couldn't sleep despite being very tired. (Không dùng: 'despite I
was tired')

Trong văn nói, từ “though” thường được dùng ở cuối câu, ví dụ:
* The house isn't very nice. I like the garden though. (= but I like the
garden)

* I see him every day. I've never spoken to him though. (= but I've
never spoken to him)

<i>Lưu ý:</i>

Chúng ta sử dụng cụm “Even though” để nhấn mạnh cho ý nghĩa
câu câu “mặc dù …. nhưng”

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