Although the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. A. So bad was the traffic yesterday that I arrived at the meeting on time B. Because the traffic was bad yesterday, I

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Although the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.

So bad was the traffic yesterday that I arrived at the meeting on time

Because the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.

In spite of the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.

Despite the bad traffic yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.

Giải thích

Đáp án: D

Giải thích:

- Câu gốc sử dụng liên từ “although” thể hiện sự tương phản. => loại A, B.

- “In spite of” và “Despite” đều có nghĩa là “mặc dù” và theo sau bởi (cụm) danh từ hoặc V-ing. => C sai cấu trúc.

ðDespite + danh từ (cụm danh từ) là cấu trúc đúng, thể hiện sự tương phản.

Dịch: Mặc dù giao thông hôm qua tệ, tôi vẫn đến cuộc họp đúng giờ.