Cách dùng in spite of

Câu hỏi: Cách dùng in spite of

Lời giải:

In spite of là các cụm từ chỉ sự nhượng bộ, làm rõ sự tương phản của hai hành động hoặc sự việc trong cùng một câu.

I. Cấu trúc

Examples:

Despite/In spite of bad weather, we had a wonderful holiday. (Mặc cho thời tiết xấu, chúng tôi đã có một kỳ nghỉ tuyệt vời.)

Despite/In spite of disliking John, you should try to be nice to him. (Dù không thích John, cậu vẫn nên tử tế với anh ta.)

You should try to be nice to John, despite/in spite of disliking him. 

Lưu ý 1: Trong việc viết IELTS, Despite được sử dụng thường xuyên hơn In spite of.

Lưu ý 2: Despite và In spite of nếu muốn phía sau dùng vế câu hoàn chính, các bạn sĩ tử cần lưu ý là nên thêm the fact that vào ngay sau.

Examples:

Dylan bought a new pair of shoes in spite of the fact that he already had dozen of them.

Mary went to the cinema despite the fact that she came down with a flu.

Lưu ý 3: Despite và In spite of đều có thể đứng ở mệnh đề đầu hoặc mệnh đề thứ hai đều được.

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II. Bài tập luyện tập

Examples:

Despite having prepared everything before the flight, she still managed to forget her passport.

She still managed to forget her passport despite having prepared everything before the flight.

Exercise 1: Make one sentence from two, using despite or in spite of.

Example: I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired.

🡺 I couldn’t sleep despite/in spite of being very tired.

🡺 Despite/In spite of being very tired, I couldn’t sleep.

1. They have very little money. They are happy. 

🡺 ___________________________________________________________________.

2. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.

🡺 ___________________________________________________________________.

Exercise 2: Change the sentences so they start with despite/in spite of + V-ing/Noun. 

Example: Although John speaks 4 languages, he was turned down for a job.

🡺 Despite/In spite of speaking 4 languages, John was turned down for a job.

1. Although Russia is one of the largest producers of oil, it still imports petrol.

🡺 ___________________________________________________________________.

2. Although it recorded high sales, the company closed last week.

🡺 ___________________________________________________________________.

Exercise 3: Tìm và sửa lỗi sai (nếu có)

1.Although being a poor, Binh learnt very well.

2. Although the heavily storm, I still went to school last Monday.

3. Despite Sonay had completed this project, he went to sleep.

4. Despite Minh Anh was thirsty, she didn’t drink much.

5. The flight wasn’t postponed although his foggy.

Exercise 4: Hoàn thành câu bên dưới chính xác bằng cách sử dụng Although, despite/in spite of.

1.______ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

2. I went to see the film ______ feeling really tired.

3. I really enjoyed the Water War______ most of my friends said it wasn’t a very good film.

4.______ careful preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.

5.______ the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.

Đáp án tham khảo

Exercise 1

1. Despite/In spite of having very little money, they are happy.

They are happy, despite/in spite of having very little money.

2. Despite/In spite of living in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.

We hardly ever see each other, despite/in spite of living in the same street.

Exercise 2

1. Despite/In spite of being one of the largest producers of oil, Russia still imports petrol.

2. Despite/In spite of high sales, the company closed last week.

Exercise 3

1. Although ➔ In spite of (vì sau đó là 1 Ving)

2. Although ➔ Despite/In spite of (vì sau đó là một cụm danh từ)

3. Despite Although (vì sau đó là một mệnh đề S + V)

4. Despite ➔ Although (vì sau đó là một mệnh đề S + V)

5. although ➔ despite/in spite of (vì sau đó là một cụm danh từ)

Exercise 4

1.Chọn Although

2.Chọn despite/ in spite of

3.Chọn although

4.Chọn Despite/In spite of

5.Chọn Although