English Structure
Rewrites(PART1)
CONTRAST AND CONCESSION:
It
is used to combine ideas that are contrary.
WORDS
USED: But , yet , Even though , Although , despite the fact that, despite ,
inspite of , however , nevertheless, Instead of
BUT and YET
Vincent
was good at English but he failed the simple spellings.
Vincent was good at English , yet he
got a distinction.
Although,
though, even though
Although
the examination was very easy all the candidates failed.
Even
though she was she was very sick, she did not want to go to the hospital
Though
he was tired , he worked in the farm the whole day.
OTHER WAYS
The candidates failed the examination
although it was easy.
However ,
nevertheless , even so
Example: The chairman did not come to the
meeting. The community achieved their objectives
The chairman did not come to the meeting ,
however , the community achieved the objectives
The were very tire , nevertheless , they
continued working
In
spite of / despite + noun/ pronoun + verb” ing”
Despite levy being tired, she
completed the work.
Inspite of Teacher being good at English , he
is very humble.
Despite
+ that
Despite that Mwakoi liked
eating too much, he refused to eat.
Adjective + as
/though
Beautiful though Natasha is , she is still
unmarried
Rich as Yakaipa , he does not show off.
No matter + how +
adjective/adverb
No matter how hard Jane works , she is not
promoted
No
matter + wh
No matter who your parents are , you must
respect them.
No matter what you say, I will
not forgive you
No matter where you live, you must be proud
of your home .
Instead
of
Instead of learning, he was making noise .
He went playing instead of going to school.
Examination questions
1A. Mr Mudenda was an old man but his wife
had a child every year.
B .Although……………
2A. She had a disadvantaged background,
yet she became a prominent person in the society.
B Despite……..
3A. Peggy was sick for the most part of
her final year but he managed to get
distinctions.
B Inspite of…………..
Zambia played so well against Egypt in the
2008 Africa cup of nations in Ghana but lost terribly to Cameroon.
B Despite the fact
4A . Although the examination was
difficult, none of the candidates panicked.
B. Inspite of …….
5A. Mulenga is quite clever but he does
not work hard.
B. Although…..
6A. I was very disappointed but I could
not show it .
B. Disappointed…..
6A. Chileshe is dull but she managed to
pass the examination.
B. Dull……..
7A. The headteacher was angry but he did
not slap the boys.
B. Angry ……..
8A. It was vey hot but he worked on the
farm through out the day.
B. Hot…..
9A
I tried had but could not solve the problem
B. No matter….
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