Much as / Adjective + as/though
Cách viết although cho trang trọng. Much as = although … very much. Đưa tính từ/động từ ra trước as/though.
Công thứcMuch as + S + V, S + V · Adj/V + as/though + S + V, S + V
Much as
Although I like him very much, I can’t hire him. → Much as I like him, I can’t hire him.
Dù rất thích anh ấy, tôi không thể tuyển.
Tired as / though
Although he was tired, he went on. → Tired as he was, he went on. / Tired though he was, he went on.
Dù mệt, anh ấy vẫn tiếp tục. Tính từ đảo lên đầu.
Try as she might
Try as she might, she couldn’t open the lock.
Dù cố hết sức, cô ấy không mở được khóa.
Sai: Although as I like him, I can’t hire him.
Đúng: Much as I like him, I can’t hire him.
Không ghép although với as.