Clauses
A Concessive Clause is usually a subordinate clause that expresses a contrast with the concept formulated in the main clause.
Concessive Clauses are usually introduced by concessive conjunctions.
The Concessive Clause’s position in the sentence is shown below:
Main clause + concessive conjunction + concessive clause or complement.
The concessive conjunctions are: Although, even though, though, even if, while, whereas, in spite/despite, notwithstanding.
- I turned down the heating although/even though/though the room was cold.
- They want to learn how to cook boiled fish even if it is too complicated.
- He ate fried fish while his wife ate grilled chicken.
- I prefer light meals whereas my dad prefers heavy meals.
- We went for tapas in spite of/despite the rain.
- She ate the fried meat notwithstanding its horrible taste.
Concessive Clauses are used when we need to make a contrast between two events of situations (when after the first event/situation, the second event/situation is unexpected).
A Concessive Clause is usually a subordinate clause that expresses a contrast with the concept formulated in the main clause. Although, though, even though, even if, while, whereas, in spite/despite, notwithstanding are the concessive conjunctions which usually introduce the concessive clause.
The Concessive Clause‘s position in a sentence is as follows:
Main clause (subject+ verb + object) + concessive conjunction + concessive clause (subject+ verb + object) (e.g. I had to go to work even though I was sick.).
For example:
— “I had to go to work even though I was sick.” = I was sick but I had to go to work anyway.
Let’s revise this content within the [Form] section.Take a look at the [Example] section that shows its use within a context.