Expressing Concession in English

What is a concession?

Expressing concession – A concession might be understood as a contradiction of two situations,

two cases or two sentences. If a student spent a lot of time preparing for the test, everyone will
say s/he will get a good grade. This is the expectation. But, if the student gets a low grade, in this
case we will express concession.

E.g. Although the student prepared well for the test, she got a very low grade.

Examples of using (despite and in spite of) in English sentences

/Despite and in spite of/ can be used either at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. They have
the same rule: despite or in spite of + noun or verb +ing (gerund). Check the examples below:

 Despite having many diplomas, she is jobless.

 She is jobless despite having many diplomas.
 In spite of being sick, she went to school.
 In spite of sickness, she went to school.
 She got a low grade in spite of spending a lot of time preparing for the test.

Examples of using (even though and although) in English sentences:

/Although and even though/ can also come in the middle or at the beginning of the sentence. They have
the same rule: although or even though + a sentence. Use a comma after the first sentence when it
starts with although, but don’t use a comma when you use though in the middle.

 Although she has many diplomas, she doesn’t work at all.

 Even though she never attended school, she is able to read and write perfectly.
 She doesn’t work at all although she has many diplomas.

Examples of using (however, but, nonetheless, and nevertheless) in English sentences:

(However, yet, nonetheless, nevertheless) + a sentence. But, they are located in the middle of the
sentence.

 She has a lot of money, but her clothes are shabby.

 She is blind. However, she knows how to read and write.
 She is very fat. Nevertheless, she runs fast.

Activity: Choose the correct answer.

..........................she has a lot of money, she has never traveled.

Although

Despite

But

................................being poor she went to a privileged institute of language.

Despite

Even though

Although

In spite of ......................she went to play football

Sick

Her sickness

She has a wonderful car ...............her poverty

But

Despite

Although

However

Which statement is correct?

Although she was blind, she was able to write creatively

She was blind, although she was able to write creatively