Grammar & Punctuation – concession – English editing.

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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’.
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