Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question:
He was very tired. He agreed to help me with my homework.
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A.
As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework. -
B.
Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework -
C.
Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework. -
D.
Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer: EASY
Translation: He was very tired at that time. He agreed to help me with my homework. (implying: even though very tired, still help with homework)
This is a question about grammatical structure, so don’t translate the answer but consider the structure.
To connect two clauses with the meaning of concession, the conjunction “although/ though/ even though/ even if’ – although – is often used according to the following structure:
Although/ though/ even though/ even if + S1 + V1+…, S2 + V2 + ….
If you do not use conjunctions, you can use two prepositions “in spite of” and “despite” – although – to connect sentences according to the following structure:
Despite/ in spite of + Noun/ V-ing, S + V +
In addition, there is a special structure for adjectives and adverbs as follows:
Adj/ adv + though/ as + S1 + V1 +…, S2 + V2 + …
All cases of concatenating concession clauses above will not be allowed to go with “but” or synonyms of “but”.
Considering 4 answers, we have:
Answer D is correct because it uses the special structure “Adj + as + S1 + V1. .., S2 + V2 +…” Answer A is incorrect because it uses the wrong structure.
Answers B and C are incorrect because there is “but”.
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