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This lesson looks at a way to improve your essay writing skills by using a greater range of connecting language to express contrasts. As you read, you will see that using this language will extend the range of grammatical structures you use. This matters because the examiner does not only look at the range of vocabulary you use, s/he also looks at the range of grammatical structures.

Variations of “Although”

What you will find below are some variations of the word “although” – a word that everyone should be familiar with. As you read the words, make sure you look at the examples and notes too. It is not just a question of learning a list of words, you also need to note the grammar too.

Group 1 – in spite of /despite/notwithstanding

Notes

“in spite of” and “despite” have the same meaning and grammar

“notwithstanding” is used in the same way as “despite” and “in spite of” – it is really quite formal though

be careful not to use “despite of” – that is incorrect; also note that “in spite of” is 3 separate words

note “despite” and “in spite of” can be used with nouns and -ing forms as well as verb forms: doing this makes use more interesting grammar

if you use a verb form with these words, you need the “the fact that”

Group 2 – while/even though/nevertheless

notes

all these words are used with verb forms – typically they are used at the beginning of the sentence

“even though” has the same grammar as “although”: it is just a little bit stronger

a variation of “even though” is “even if”

“nevertheless” and “nonetheless” are pretty much the same: note the spelling of them as one word

“while”can be used to express contrast as well as time

Group 3 – much as/no matter/as

Notes

“much as” is a very strong form of “although” – another variation of it is “however much”

“no matter” is normally followed by “how” and an adjective (“no matter how harmful”)

if you want to use “as” for contrast, you need to an adjective before it (“harmful as it is”)

A health warning – the risk/reward ratioYou do need to be a little careful here though. While there is a reward in varying your connecting language, there is also a risk. The problem is many of these have their own particular grammar and the danger is that you will make more errors in using them. I strongly suggest you:

do not simply learn a list of words 不要只是记住一个单词表!

look at my notes on how they are used 看一看这篇文章中这些单词的用法!

try the use them before your IELTS test 考试之前一定要先自己用过、写过!