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Old 03-Dec-2006, 16:27
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John failed his math test, although he was studying hard.
can i ommit the "he was" and say, "John failed his math test, although studying hard?"

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Old 03-Dec-2006, 17:24
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No, you cannot.
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Old 03-Dec-2006, 18:08
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John failed his math test, although he was studying hard.
can i ommit the "he was" and say, "John failed his math test, although studying hard?"

thanks
you can do like this

"John failed his math test, despite studying hard"
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Old 03-Dec-2006, 18:10
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John failed the math test although/even though he studied hard
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Although studying hard, John failed his math test.

is this one correct?
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Old 04-Dec-2006, 06:12
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No; it's 'despite' again- use 'despite' with a gerund.
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Old 04-Dec-2006, 06:13
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Although studying hard, John failed his math test.

is this one correct?
No, that doesn't work. "Despite" puts the present participle in the past better than "although". The studying preceded his failed exam.
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