C2 · CONCESSION
Advanced Concessive Clauses
C2’de ödün/zıtlık ("ne olursa olsun geçerli") çok çeşitli, çoğu zaman resmî yapılarla kurulur.
- -ever öbekleri: Whatever you decide, whoever calls, however hard it seems — her koşulda geçerlilik.
- however / much as + özne: However carefully you plan, ... / Much as I admire her, I disagree.
- Devrik ödün: Try as they might, they couldn't win. / Hard as it was, ...
- Sıfat + as / though: Strange as it may seem, ... / Young though he was, ...
- Kalıplaşmış: be that as it may (yine de), albeit (her ne kadar ... olsa da).
Bu yapılar "X doğru olsa bile sonuç değişmez" anlamını çeşitli tonlarda ve resmiyette taşır.
Örnekler
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However compelling the evidence, the jury remained unconvinced.
Kanıt ne kadar inandırıcı olursa olsun, jüri ikna olmadı.
However + sıfat + özne = her derecede geçerli ödün -
Try as he might, he could not recall her name.
Ne kadar uğraştıysa da adını hatırlayamadı.
devrik ödün: 'Try as he might' = however hard he tried -
The plan is risky; be that as it may, we have no alternative.
Plan riskli; yine de başka seçeneğimiz yok.
'be that as it may' = kalıplaşmış 'her neyse / yine de'
Mini alıştırma
Mikro döngü · 6 soru · Boşluk doldur
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(boşluk) hard she tried, she could not get the old engine to start.
- However
- Whatever
- Although
- Much as
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Much (boşluk) I admire his energy, I cannot support his proposal.
- so
- as
- like
- that
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Strange (boşluk) it may seem, the quietest candidate won the debate.
- like
- so
- as
- how
-
Try as they (boşluk), the rescuers could not reach the stranded climbers before nightfall.
- should
- must
- shall
- might
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The new heating system is far more efficient, (boşluk) more expensive to maintain.
- despite
- however
- although it
- albeit
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(boşluk) you decide, please let the rest of the team know by Friday.
- Whoever
- Whatever
- Whose
- Whomever
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