Nguyên tắc chung cần nhớ là : Although/ though + mệnh đề Despite / in spite of + cụm từ Các công thức biến đổi từ mệnh đề sang cụm từ như sau:
- Nếu chủ từ 2 mệnh đề giống nhau: – Bỏ chủ từ ,động từ thêm ING . Although Tom got up late, he got to school on time. \=> Despite / in spite of getting up late, Tom got to school on time.
- Nếu chủ từ là danh từ + be + tính từ – Đem tính từ đặt trước danh từ ,bỏ to be Although the rain is heavy,……. \=> Despite / in spite of the heavy rain, ……
- Nếu chủ từ là đại từ + be + tính từ : – Đổi đại từ thành sỡ hửu ,đổi tính từ thành danh từ ,bỏ be Although He was sick,…….. \=> Despite / in spite of his sickness,…….
- Nếu chủ từ là đại từ + động từ + trạng từ
– Đổi đại từ thành sở hữu, động từ thành danh từ ,trạng từ thành tính từ đặt trước danh từ
- Nếu câu có dạng : there be + danh từ Hoặc : S + have + N
– Thì bỏ there be Although there was an accident ,….. \=> Despite / in spite of an accident,……
Công thức này cũng áp dụng cho biến đổi từ BECAUSE -> BECAUSE OF
BÀI TẬP 1 : Viết lại câu không thay đổi nghĩa:
- Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well. \=> In spite of ……
- Mary could not go to school because she was sick. Because of ….
- Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time. \=> Despite ….
- My mother told me to go to school although I was sick. \=> In spite of ….
- Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home. \=> Because of ….
- Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad. Despite ….
- Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman. \=> Despite ….
- In spite of his god salary, Tom gave up his job. \=> Although….
- Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep. \=> In spite of ……
- In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies. \=> Even though ……
BÀI TẬP 2 :
- Many people began to wearing jeans because they were cheap. \=> Because of…….. 2 ] Since he was careless, Tom lost the game. \=> Because of……..
- Although she behaves well, no one loves her. Despite……..
- Because of the cold weather, the crops are late this year. \=> Because ……..
- Mary was worried because Tom was late. \=> Because of……..
- Tom walked slowly because his leg was bad. \=> Because of……..
- I came here because I want the English course. \=> Because of……..
- I went to school although it was hot. Despite……..
- Because the dust in the room, I can’t go in. \=> Because of……..
- Because of too much smoke, We have to wear masks . \=> Because ……..
ĐÁP ÁN BÀI TẬP 1 : Viết lại câu không thay đổi nghĩa:
- Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well. \=> In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well
- Mary could not go to school because she was sick. Because of being sick,Mary couldn’t go to school
- Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time. \=> Despite the bad weather,she went to school on time
- My mother told me to go to school although I was sick. \=> In spite of my sickness,my mother told me to go to school
- Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home. \=> Because of a big storm, I stayed at home
- Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad. Despite Tom’s bad grade,he was admitted to the university
- Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman. \=> Despite her physical handicap,she has become a successful woman
- In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job. \=> Although Tom got a good salary, he gave up his job
- Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep. \=> In spite of having not finished the paper,he went to sleep
- In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies. \=> Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies
ĐÁP ÁN BÀI TẬP 2:
- Many people began to wearing jeans because they were cheap. \=> Because of the cheapness of jeans, many people began to wearing them 2 ] Since he was careless, Tom lost the game. \=> Because of Tom’s carelessness, he lost the game
- Although she behaves well, no one loves her. \=> Despite her good behaviour, no one loves her
- Because of the cold weather, the crops are late this year. \=> Because the weather is cold, the crops are late this year
- Mary was worried because Tom was late. \=> Because of Tom’s lateness, Mary was worried
- Tom walked slowly because his leg was bad. \=> Because of Tom’s bad leg, he walked slowly
- I came here because I want the English course. \=> Because of wanting the English course, I came here
- I went to school although it was hot. \=> Despite the hot weather, I went to school
- Because of the dust in the room, I can’t go in. \=> Because there is the dust in the room, I can’t go in.
- Because of too much smoke, we have to wear masks . \=> Because there is a lot of smoke, we have to wear masks