CONCESSION

concession
To concede something is to admit its truth, usually after you have originally denied it or refused to admit that it may be true. An adverbial or adverbial clause of concession is one that says in effect, ‘Yes, even though A was true, B happened.’
Adverbial clauses of concession
There are three main types:
■ Beginning with the conjunction although:
Although she always
the theatre has claimed
wanted to be a writer,
a lot of her energy.
subordinate clause
main clause
The writer finds the information contained in the main clause (that she has worked a lot in the theatre) surprising in the light of the subordinate clause (that she wanted to be a writer).
■ In another type of concession clause the information contained in the subordinate clause may well be true, but it doesn't affect the truth of the information in the main clause:
Even if she took it into her
she wouldn't be back till half
head to come back early,
four at the earliest.
subordinate clause
main clause
■ In a third type the main clause contains information that is true, despite the truth of the information in the subordinate clause:
Tom supplements their pension by working part-time,
even though he is nearly 70.
main clause
subordinate clause
The main conjunctions used to introduce adverbial clauses of concession are:
although
despite
even if
even though
except that
not that
though
whereas
while
whilst
It is also possible to have non-finite clauses of concession. For example:
In spite of being so fair, his skin had taken on quite a deep tan in the few days they had been there.
There are also verbless clauses of concession:
Although a competent fighter, Stretch was not considered to be one of the game's bigger pyunchers.
Adverbials of concession
Sentences may also contain phrases which express similar ideas to clauses of concession.
It had been a happy marriage, in spite of the difference in their ages.
This works even with the quickest and most agile spiders.
Even after her wedding, the Princess of Wales continued to shop at Laura Ashley, albeit with a bodyguard, and whatever items she bought received wide coverage.