A. LÝ THUYẾT:
I. Khái niệm:
- In spite of và despite là hai từ nối thể hiện sự tương phản.
- Đứng đằng sau là một danh từ (Noun), cụm danh từ (Noun phrase), động từ V-ing.
- Có cách sử dụng đối ngược với cụm Because of
- Mang ý nghĩa: mặc dù
Ví dụ:
He still came to her house yesterday despite the heavy rain.
In spite of staying up late, Hoa gets up early and goes to school on time.
II. Cấu trúc:
- In spite of:
- In spite of + N /NP /V-ing, clause
- Clause + In spite of + N / NP /V-ing
Ví dụ:
In spite of being warned many times, those kids want to swim in that river.
Those kids want to swim in that river in spite of being warn many times.
- Despite:
- Despite + N /NP /V-ing, clause
- Clause + Despite + N / NP /V-ing
Ví dụ:
Julie loved Tom despite his football obsession
Despite this rain, I want to go for a run
- In spite of và Despite có thể được viết lại bằng: In spite of / Despite the fact that + clause
Ví dụ:
Các dạng bài tập ngữ pháp thường viết lại cấu trúc although, though, even though bằng cấu trúc in spite of, despite và ngược lại.
Xem thêm hướng dẫn về cấu trúc Although, though và even though: Xem thêm
B. Bài tập & Lời giải
Bài tập 1: Viết lại câu
Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
=> In spite 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 ….........................................................................
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 ….........................................................................
Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
=> In spite of ……........................................................................