你清楚although的用法吗?你可能也一直在思考和although相关的问题,比如although到底放在句首还是句中?although和though能不能互换?although为什么不能和but连用?今天的初中英语口语就是来为大家解决although的用法及相关问题的。
一、小归纳:although的用法有这些1.表示对比,“虽然”。
eg: Although he is not smart, he works harder than his classmates.
虽然他不聪明,但他比他的同学都要用功。
2. 表示惊奇或出乎意料,“虽然”。
eg: He can do most of the housework, although he is only five years old.
虽然他才五岁,他会做大部分家务活。
3. 表示让步,“尽管,即使”。
eg: My father is still working outside, although it is very hot.
尽管天气很热,我的爸爸还在外面劳作。
4.表示转折,“不过;然而”。
eg: I didn’t agree with him, although I didn’t speak out my opinion at once.
我不同意他的看法,不过我并没
有马上说出我的想法。二、although和though到底能不能互换使用?1.although和though都作连词时,两者词义相近,基本可以互换使用,只是although比though更加正式。这时两者引导的从句可以放在主句前,也可以放在主句后。
eg: Although/Though he was brought up in a poor family, he had a happy childhood.
尽管他在一个贫穷的家庭长大,他还是有一个快乐的童年。
We went out to see a movie, although/though it was raining.
尽管下着雨,我们还是出去看了电影。
2. though可以作副词,位于句尾,作补充说明用,表示“不过,可是,然而”。although无此用法。
eg: We don’t have much money. We live a happy life though.
我们没什么钱,可是我们还是生活得很快乐。
3.though引导额让步状语从句还可以用于倒装句,而although无此用法。
eg: Young though he was, he did a very good job.
尽管年轻,他干得很好。
三、although和 but不能连用的原因是什么?许多初学英语者会疑惑为什么although和but不能连用,“尽管……,但是……”在逻辑上不是很合理吗?想弄清楚这个问题大家必须知道英语语法中的一个原则:英语的句子必须而且只能有一个主干,其他的都是从属成分。而although和but都是连词,它们引导的成分无疑是从属成分。如果although和but连用的话会导致句子没有主干,不符合语法规定。
eg: 1. Although he worked very hard, but he didn’t pass the exam. (×)
2. Although he worked very hard, he didn’t pass the exam. (√)
3. He worked very hard, but he didn’t pass the exam. (√)