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Is the word Albeit followed by only a noun/adverb or also by a complete sentence?
Is the sentence below correct? could you write the correct one?
I ate the curry albeit being quite spice.
3 de may. de 2020 8:10
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No you can never use albeit before a complete sentence; it is used with subordinate clause... you need to take into account though, that “albeit” is no longer a common word in English:
His proposal, albeit a feasible one, wasn’t appreciated by members of the assembly.
His speech, albeit a little complicated at times, was watched and shared by over a million viewers.
3 de mayo de 2020
"albeit" qualifies the main idea. You can't arbitrarily shift the focus to the object as in your sentence.
- I ate the curry albeit being quite spice => I ate the curry even though it was quite spice.
Possible usage of "albeit" in your sentence:
- I ate the curry, albeit just a tiny bit = I ate the curry, even though it was just a tiny bit.
In this example, "albeit" works on the main idea of eating, so it is okay.
On the other hand, "albeit" might be too fancy a word for such a simple sentence.
3 de mayo de 2020
I think it should be said that you will see albeit + sentence, as in
*I went to the beach, albeit it was raining.
As far as I am concerned this is wrong - but as I say you do occasionally see it. Albeit is such a rare word that most native speakers don't know how to use it. In almost all cases you can replace it with "(al)though".
3 de mayo de 2020
Albeit is formal to the point of comedic. Do not use it when you speak English.
3 de mayo de 2020
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