DEFINITION (DEFINICIÓN)
Las conjunciones o conectores sirven para unir ideas,
es decir, oraciones. En inglés hay un gran número de conjunciones; algunas de
ellas expresan la misma idea. A la hora de redactar deberemos utilizar
diferentes conectores, ya que la calidad de nuestra redacción dependerá en gran
parte del buen uso y variedad de éstos.
CHART AND CHARACTERISTICS:
CLASIFICACIÓN Y CARACTERÍSTICAS
CLAUSES OF
CONTRAST (ORACIONES SUBORDINADAS CONCESIVAS)
- Las oraciones
subordinadas concesivas expresan contraste u oposición de ideas con respecto a
la oración principal.
ENGLISH CONNECTOR
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SPANISH
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EXAMPLE
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BUT
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PERO
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María felt ill, but she went to school.
(María se sentía mal, pero fue al
colegio.)
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HOWEVER (introduce
una frase y va entre signos de puntuación)
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SIN EMBARGO
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María was ill. However, she went to school.
(María estaba enferma, sin
embargo, fue al colegio.
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NEVERTHELESS/ YET/STILL (más formal que but)
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NO OBSTANTE
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María felt ill, yet she went to school.
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WHILE/ WHEREAS(compara y enfatiza la diferencia
entre dos hechos)
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MIENTRAS QUE (AUNQUE)
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Whereas some experts expect the government to win the election, most
believe that the opposition will win.
(Mientras que los expertos esperan
que el gobierno gane las elecciones, la mayoría creen que lo hará la
oposición).
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ALTHOUGH/ THOUGH
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AUNQUE
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Although he is a good singer, he couldn’t sing last night.
(Aunque es un buen cantante, no
pudo cantar anoche)
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EVEN IF/ EVEN THOUGH
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INCLUSO SI / INCLUSO AUNQUE
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Even though he is a good singer, he couldn’t sing last night.
(Incluso aunque es un buen cantante,
no pudo cantar anoche)
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IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE+ sintagma nominal/ gerundio
(-ing)/ the fact that + oración
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A PESAR DE
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- (sintagma nominal) →In spite of his good voice, he couldn’t sing last
night.
- (gerundio) → In spite of being a good singer, he couldn’t sing last
night.
- (the fact that…) → In spite of the fact that he is a good singer, he
couldn’t sing last night.
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ON THE ONE HAND…ON THE OTHER HAND
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POR UN LADO (PARTE)…POR OTRO LADO
(PARTE)
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On the one hand I like going out with my friends, on the other hand
sometimes I prefer staying at home.
(Por una parte me gusta salir con
mis amigos, por otra parte a veces prefiero quedarme en casa.)
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IN CONTRAST / CONTRARY TO
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POR EL CONTRARIO
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Her hair is black, in contrast with her daughter’s blonde locks.
(Su pelo es Moreno, en contraste
con los rizos rubios de su hija.)
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CONTRAST CLAUSES EXERCISES
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS BEGINNING AS SHOWN
1. Although he was
very ill, he didn’t tell anybody.
- In spite of
2 2. Although we lost our
way, we got home before dark.
- Despite
3. Although it
was raining, they carried out with the work.
- Despite
4. Despite the fact
that her friends advised her not to do it, she would not listen.
- Although
5 5. Although Mónica is
very famous in Spain, she is not widely known abroad.
- In spite of
6 6. I didn’t drink that
much last night. I had a terrible hangover this morning.
- Despite
7. They were very nice
but they locked him in a cell.
- Although
8 8. I like you
even though you have a strange sense of humour.
- In spite of
9 9. Despite the
fact that the questions were difficult, she got a high mark in the exam.
- Although
10. Although the
weather was horrible, we went skiing.
- In spite of
1 11. In spite of having two tickets for the concert, we didn’t
go.
- Although
1 12. My grandparents are very rich, but they can´t stand
spending money.
- Despite
1 13. The house looks old, but it’s really quite modern.
- Although
1 14. Although I dropped the dish, it didn’t break.
- I dropped the
dish. However,
1 15. Despite the difficulty of the task, everybody was
willing to accept it.
- Although
1 16. Although she was ill, she visited other
countries.
- Despite
1 17. Despite his age, he still has a very good sense
of humour.
- Although
1 18. Despite trying, I couldn’t start the car.
- Although
1 19. Joe is a millionaire, but he hates spending money.
- Despite
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