EXERCISES ON CONNECTORS ( CONTRAST)

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A SUITABLE CONTRAST CONNECTOR ( WHEREAS, BUT, ALTHOUGH, HOWEVER, DESPITE, IN
SPITE OF, ON THE OTHER HAND) 1. _____________ Andrew was warned of the r s!s" he de# ded to tra$e% a%one to So&th A'er #a. (. )ar a d d not *et a +ro'ot on ______________ her ,&a% f #at ons. -. .a'/ a s a %and0 %o#!ed #o&ntr1" ____________ Ken1a has a #oast% ne. 2. On the one hand" 1o& #o&%d rent a f%at nstead of /&1 n* one. __________ 1o& are a%wa1s at the 'er#1 of %and%ords. 3. Th s resta&rant has a *ood re+&tat on" ______________ that one does not. 4. The # t1 has a 35 !+h % ' t. __________________" +eo+%e are often #a&*ht s+eed n*. 6. 7o& won8t /e for* $en ___________________ 1o&r a+o%o*1. 9. We #o&%dn8t f nd a ho&se to /&1 _______________we %oo!ed at ,& te a few. :. He a%wa1s %oo!s so %one%1 and sad ____________ h s +o+&%ar t1. 15. He s ,& et and sh1" _________________ h s s ster s % $e%1 and ta%!at $e ANSWER KEY 1. A%tho&*h (. des+ te; n s+ te of -. whereas 2 On the other hand 3 whereas 4 Howe$er 6 des+ te; n s+ te of 9 a%tho&*h : des+ te; n s+ te of 15 whereas JOIN EACH PAIR OF SENTENCES. BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU PUT THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. ( ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF , DESPITE) 1. (. -. 2. <a$e s'o!es. He see's to /e n *ood hea%th = a%tho&*h> I #o&%dn8t s%ee+. I was t red. = des+ te> )a? d dn8t not #e the s *n. It was r *ht n front of h ' = e$en tho&*h> Kate ne$er %earnt S+an sh. She % $ed n S+a n for 'an1 1ears =a%tho&*h> 3. @oe s a ' %% ona re .He hates s+end n* 'one1. = des+ te> ANSWER KEY 1. (. -. 2. A%tho&*h <a$e s'o!es" he see's to /e n *ood hea%th. I #o&%dn8t s%ee+ des+ te /e n* t red. )a? d dn8t not #e the s *n e$en tho&*h t was r *ht n front of h '. Kate ne$er %earnt S+an sh a%tho&*h se % $ed n S+a n for 'an1 1ears.

3. <es+ te /e n* a ' %% ona re" @oe hates s+end n* 'one1.; <es+ te h s wea%th " @oe AA. REWRITE THESE SENTENCES. 1. (. -. 2. 3. 4. I #o&%dn8t s%ee+ a%tho&*h I was t red. = des+ te> A%tho&*h he has *ot an En*% sh na'e" he s n fa#t Ber'an. =des+ te> In s+ te of her nC&red foot" she 'ana*ed to wa%! to the $ %%a*e= a%tho&*h> I de# ded to a##e+t the Co/ a%tho&*h the sa%ar1 was %ow. = n s+ te of> We %ost the 'at#h a%tho&*h we were the /etter tea'.= des+ te> In s+ te of not ha$ n* eaten for (2 ho&rs" I d dn8t fee% h&n*r1. =e$en tho&*h> 6. A%tho&*h she was t red" she went to wor! = /&t> 9. The1 went o&t for a wa%!" e$en tho&*h the weather was /ad. = des+ te> :. She 'ana*ed to wr te n s+ te of her nC&red hand = a%tho&*h> 15. She has +%ent1 of 'one1" /&t she s $er1 'ean = a%tho&*h> ANSWER KEY 1. I #o&%dn8t s%ee+ des+ te /e n* t red (. <es+ te ha$ n* an En*% sh na'e ; <es+ te h s En*% sh na'e " he s n fa#t Ber'an. -. A%tho&*h she had nC&red her foot ; A%tho&*h her foot was nC&red" she 'ana*ed to wa%! to the $ %%a*e. 2. I de# ded to a##e+t the Co/ n s+ te of the %ow sa%ar1 ; n s+ te of the sa%ar1 /e n* %ow" 3. We %ost the 'at#h des+ te /e n* the /etter tea'; des+ te the fa#t that we were the /etter tea'. 4. E$en tho&*h I hadn8t eaten for (2 ho&rs" I d dn8t fee% h&n*r1. 6. She was t red" /&t she went to wor!. 9. The1 went o&t for a wa%! des+ te the /ad weather. :. She 'ana*ed to wr te a%tho&*h her hand was nC&red. 15. A%tho&*h she has +%ent1 of 'one1" she s $er1 'ean.