Question

[Nguyễn Thu Trang]

ALTHOUGH AND IN SPITE OF

Although + clause <=> In spite of + Noun / gerund

Despite

a. We went on a picnic although the weather was cold............................
b. All of us will go to the meeting although it’s very far from here.........
c. Although Mr Chanh is nearly seventy, he still likes to participate in every
community activity...............................................................
d. . Although his knowledge of English is still poor, Nam gets along very well in
class discussion........................................................
e. Minh came to class in this morning although he had a bad cold................
f. Old Mr Ba attended the tree planting ceremony although the weather was awfully
sultry.
..................................................................
g. The people of HCM City will accomplish the “ green revolution” victoriously
although water scarce................................................................
h. Our country will become prosperous and powerful although we have to overcome
many difficulties and hardships.
......................................................................................................
i. The guerillas will win the battle although the fascist government has many modern
weapons.
...................................................................................................
j. The first-year students worked all afternoon in the trenches although it rained
heavily.

Answer 1

[Thu Hồng]

a. We went on a picnic although the weather was cold

In spite of the cold weather, we went on a picnic.

b. All of us will go to the meeting although it’s very far from here

Despite the distance from here, all of us wil go to the meeting.

c. Although Mr Chanh is nearly seventy, he still likes to participate in every community activity

In spite of being nearly seventy, Mr.Chanh still likes to participate in every community activity.

d. . Although his knowledge of English is still poor, Nam gets along very well in class discussion

Despite his poor knowledge of English, Nam gets along very well in class discussion.

e. Minh came to class in this morning although he had a bad cold

In spite of having a bad cold, Minh came to class in this morning.

f. Old Mr Ba attended the tree planting ceremony although the weather was awfully sultry. 

Despite the awfully sultry weather, old Mr. Ba attended the tree planting ceremony.

g. The people of HCM City will accomplish the “ green revolution” victoriously although water scarce

Despite scarce water, the people of HCM City will accomplish the “ green revolution” victoriously

h. Our country will become prosperous and powerful although we have to overcome many difficulties and hardships. 

In spite of having to overcome many difficulties and hardships, our country will become prosperous and powerful.

i. The guerillas will win the battle although the fascist government has many modern weapons.

Despite many modern weapons of the fascist government, the guerillas will win the battle.

j. The first-year students worked all afternoon in the trenches although it rained heavily.

In spite of the heavy rain, the first-year students worked all afternoon in the trenches.