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Connectors of Addition and Contrast
Connectors of Addition and Contrast
Read the pairs of sentences below. Which pair expresses similar ideas?
Which pair expresses contrasting ideas?
1. Their team has got the best players. Moreover, their coach is fantastic.
2. Their team has got the best players. Nevertheless, they lost the last game.
1. María seems to be quite clever. Nevertheless/ Furthermore, she often gets low
marks.
2. The service at this restaurant is excellent. However/In addition, the food is
delicious.
3. I've never been to Argentina, as well as / despite having relatives there.
4. Jaume is a careful driver. Moreover / However, he’s had several accidents.
5. Lucía loves playing sport, and / but she’s not very good at it.
6. Edu is talented at music as well as / in spite of art.
Some connectors have got similar meanings but are followed by DIFFERENT
STRUCTURES.
Despite and in spite of are followed by a noun phrase or a gerund.
1. Laura apologised several times. Nevertheless, Alvaro wouldn’t speak to her. (but)
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2. We decided to walk even though it was raining. (in spite of)
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3. Javi works very hard to help his parents. He’s also a good student. (In addition)
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4. I’m keen on Ice cream. In addition, I’m keen on chocolate. (as well as)
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5. You’re late again. Furthermore, you haven’t brought your books. (and)
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6. On the one hand, I’d love to come. On the other hand, I really haven’t got the time.
(However)
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7. Rome is a great place to visit, but it has got terrible traffic problems. (despite)
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4. Traduce estas frases al inglés. Para cada frase haz dos versiones en inglés,
una con in spite of/despite + sustantivo, y otra con although/even though +
sujeto + verbo.
4.
6. Although she has problems, she’s a good mother./In spite of her problems, she’s a good mother.
7. I fell asleep early despite the noise./I fell alseep early even though it was noisy.
8. Despite our differences we get along well./Even though we have our differences we get along well.
9. We arrived on time in spite of the traffic./We arrived on time even though there was traffic.
Ejercicios: though/although/even though y in spite of/despite.
Traduce estas frases al inglés. Haz dos versiones de cada frase, una con but y otra que
termine con though.
Traduce estas frases al inglés. Para cada frase haz dos versiones en inglés, una con in
spite of/despite + sustantivo, y otra con although/even though + sujeto + verbo.
6. A pesar de sus problemas era una buena madre.
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7. Me dormí pronto a pesar del ruido.
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8. A pesar de nuestras diferencias nos llevamos bien.
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9. A pesar del tráfico llegamos a tiempo.
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1. Ana’s nice, but I don’t like her husband./Ana is nice. I don’t like her husband, though.
2. We talk on the phone every day but we never see each other./We talk on the phone every
day. We never see each other, though.
3. I don’t have a 5-euro bill, but I have a 10-euro bill./I don’t have a 5-euro bill. I have a 10-
euro bill, though.
4. I don’t know her brother, but I know her sister. /I don’t know her brother. I know her
sister, though.
6. Although she has problems, she’s a good mother./In spite of her problems, she’s a good
mother.
7. I fell asleep early despite the noise./I fell alseep early even though it was noisy.
8. Despite our differences we get along well./Even though we have our differences we get
along well.
9. We arrived on time in spite of the traffic./We arrived on time even though there was
traffic.
13. I didn’t see her even though she was sitting right next to me!
14. She passed the exam even though she hadn’t studied.