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03-Dec-2006, 16:27
mengta
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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
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03-Dec-2006, 17:24
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Re: although
No, you cannot.
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03-Dec-2006, 18:08
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Re: although
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mengta
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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03-Dec-2006, 18:10
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Re: although
John failed the math test although/even though he
studied
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04-Dec-2006, 05:59
mengta
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Re: although
Although studying hard, John failed his math test.
is this one correct?
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04-Dec-2006, 06:12
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Re: although
No; it's 'despite' again- use 'despite' with a gerund.
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04-Dec-2006, 06:13
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Re: although
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mengta
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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