hello there I'm marc how are you today - he opened the window although I told him
not to - they decided not to leave not that anyone would miss them - even if he
had time to review the lesson he wouldn't - much as I like Toronto I
wouldn't live there - the firm idea of profit in spite of paying higher taxes -
there no attractive physically she possessed a great personality - in this
lesson we're going to take a look at excessive clauses so stay tuned -
a clause which begins with a subordinating conjunction is called a
subordinating clause there are three kinds of subordinating clauses
adverbial relative and reported in this lesson we're going to take a look at
adverbial clauses there are eight types of adverbial clauses conditional purpose
reason result place manner time and concessive clauses if you wish to watch
a lesson on time classes you can click here
concessive clauses are used when you have two statements and you want one to
contrast or show surprise with the other one some concessive clauses are
although despite even if even though though except that in spite of much as not that
etc let's look at how to use them so of course the first one will be to
contrast and we use although though even though or while like in my example he
opened the window comma although I told him not to - so here we show a contrast
with the main Clause so he opened the window although contrast although I told
him not to let's take a look at yet another example while John did well at high
school comma he wasn't admitted to college so we have a contrast while John
did well at high school then he wasn't admitted to college what about if you
don't want to use although you can replace it with not that but pay
attention because we need to change the sentence so the sentence has
to be negative let's take a look at my example they've decided not to leave not
that anyone would miss them - so let's take a look at this sentence they've
decided not to leave and then we have DASH is important here not that and here is
the concessive clause anyone would miss them not that anyone so that's a
negative statement anyone because we have anyone not that anyone would miss
them it's also the first conditional right if you wish to watch a lesson or two
lessons about the first conditional you may click here you can use even if to
say that something which is probably true does not affect the truth of
something else for example even if he had time to review the lesson he
wouldn't this is an example of the second conditional so he even if he had
time to review the lesson he wouldn't what about if you want to show your
strong feeling then you use much as instead of although let's take a look at
my example much as I like Toronto I wouldn't live there it's the same as
saying although I like Toronto very much I wouldn't live there pay attention I said
although I like Toronto very much I wouldn't live there I prefer to use much
as I like Toronto because it shows a strong feeling if I use much as the next
point use despite and in spite of at the beginning of a non-finite concession
clause just like my example the firm had a year of profit in spite of paying
higher taxes I could have said despite a higher taxes comma the firm had a year
of profit remember that despite takes ING verb so despite
paying higher taxes and so on I could have said although they paid higher
taxes the firm had a year of profit so I'm going to erase this and we're going
to take a look at the last point so we're back with the last point are you
ready although though while or whilst which is a formal way to say while are
also used in front of noun groups adjective groups and adjuncts so instead of saying
he agreed on their terms though he had many reservations you can even say he
agreed on their terms though with many reservations so you can replace he had
many reservations with a noun group though with many reservations so one of
my introductory examples was although she wasn't physically attractive she
possessed a great personality and to replace it with an adjective group we
can even say - though not physically attractive she possessed a great
personality as you can see we have many ways of saying the same thing using
concessive clauses so can you complete this sentence _______ you take your car
to work you'll still miss your appointment so that's it for today thank
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