Read the following excerpt from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and compare the
concessive clause in bold with the other clauses below (I to IV). Which one of these
subordinate clauses shares the same classification of clause in “although utterly unknown to
her before” from the first excerpt?
“He protested that, except Lady Catherine and her daughter, he had never seen a more
elegant woman; for she had not only received him with the utmost civility, but even pointedly
included him in her invitation for the next evening, although utterly unknown to her before.”
(AUSTEN, 2013, p. 71).
I – Even though she read Pride and Prejudice, she does not remember all the story.
II – “Mr Darcy, who was leaning against the mantelpiece with these eyes fixed on her face,
seemed to catch her words with no less resentment than surprize.” (AUSTEN, 2013, p. 184).
III – “It will be no use to us if twenty such should come, since you will not visit them.” (AUSTEN,
2013, p. 3).
IV – “The two ladies were delighted to see their dear friend again, […] since they had met […]”
(AUSTEN, 2013, p. 78).