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abba
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Even though
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Good afternoon!!! Here in Spain, first day of school after Christmas, exhausting!!! Anyway, I �ve got a question. Today, in class there was an exercise in which we had to join sentences . One of them was the following: The house is in bad condition. They paid a lot of money for it. (even though) The house is in bad condition, even though they paid a lot of money for it. That was my answer, however some of my students came up with the following one Even though the house is in bad condition, they paid a lot of money for it. I said it wasn �t possible but I can �t justify my answer, can you give a clue? Thanks
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8 Jan 2013
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perma
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Actually Even though the house is in bad condition, they paid a lot of money for it IS the correct answer!
I can �t really explain why, only that it is something reasonable to say... One might also say Although the house is in bad condition they paid... I �m not sure if that makes it any clearer.
In the sentence you proposed it should be: The house is in bad condition. However, they paid a lot for it.
HTH 
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8 Jan 2013
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MimiAguilar
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Well, to me both are correct. It �s like in Spanish, you say
Pagu� mucho por la casa, Aunque esta estaba en malas condiciones Aunque estaba en malas condiciones, pagu� mucho por la casa.
Both sentences are all right. there is a table of these words, i don �t recall the name, that says that some can be placed at the beginning, others at the middle and others at the end of a sentence. Even though there are some of them that can be placed in two of the options, witout changing the meaning of the sentence.
I hope it helped.
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8 Jan 2013
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erikaandel
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Punctuation When an adverb clause begins the sentence use a comma to separate the two clauses.Example: Even though the it was expensive, he bought the car.. When the adverb clause finishes the sentence there is no need for a comma. Example:He bought the car even though it was expensive. For more information about how to use these words click on the link for an explanation of the usage. Adverb Clauses Showing Opposition Even though, though, although- Even though it was expensive, he bought the car.
- Though he loves doughnuts, he has given them up for his diet.
- Although he course was difficult, he passed with the highest marks.
Notice how �though, even though � or �although � show a situation which is contrary to the main clause to express opposition. Even though, though and although are all synonyms. source: http://esl.about.com/od/grammaradvanced/a/adverb_clauses_2.htm
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8 Jan 2013
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ascincoquinas
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Dear Abba!
You didn �t pay a lot of money because or as result of the house conditions.
The idea is: Despite the house conditions, you are still paying a lot of money for it.
In other words, you shouldn �t be paying/have paid/paid a lot of money due to the house conditions.
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8 Jan 2013
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ueslteacher
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IMHO your students � answer IS the correct one.
Despite the fact that the house is in bad condition, they paid a lot of money for it anyway. Even though the house is in bad condition, they paid.... Maybe it would be more obvious if the clause had a verb in the past as well (is - was)
Sophia
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8 Jan 2013
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abba
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Thanks a million to all of you.I �ve checked the key and Even though the house is in bad condition, they paid a lot of money for it is not given as a correct option. It �s a book that gives all the possibilities, and as MimiAguilar said, in Spanish is the same, but when my students gave me this answer and I wrote it on the blackboard there seemed to be something missing in the meaning of the sentence. |
8 Jan 2013
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yanogator
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MimiAguilar �s examples aren �t the same as the two English sentences. Your original example of "The house is in bad condition, even though they paid a lot of money for it" would be "La casa estaba en malas condiciones, aunque pagu� mucho por la casa", or something like that, in Spanish. Her two examples had "aunque" with the bad condition, not with the paying. Anyway, I agree with perma and Sophia, that the student �s answer is the correct one. Bruce |
8 Jan 2013
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