Verb Patterns With As And Though
- Hot as it was, we decided to go out. OR Hot though it was, we decided to go out. (= Although it was hot, we decided to go out.)
- Tired as she was, she continued to work. OR Tired though she was, she continued to work. (= Although she was tired, she continued to work.)
- Clever as he was, he could not solve the problem. OR Clever though he was, he could not solve the problem. (= Although he was clever, he could not solve the problem.)
- Strange though it may seem, I don’t like to listen to music. OR Strange as it may seem, I don’t like to listen to music. (= Although it may seem strange, I don’t like to listen to music.)
In American English, these structures aren’t very common. Instead, Americans prefer using the structure as—as.
- As hot as it was, we decided to go out. (= Although it was hot, we decided to go out.)
- As beautiful as she is, she is not very popular among her friends. (= Although she is beautiful, she is not very popular among her friends.)
Occasionally as can be used in this construction to mean because.
- Disturbed as she was, I decided to leave her alone. (= Because she was disturbed, I decided to leave her alone.) (NOT Although she was disturbed, I decided to leave her alone.)
Note that though cannot mean because in this construction.
