LINKING WORDS of
Rewrite the sentences using the linking words in
brackets. Make the necessary changes:
1. Pam really enjoys literature. On the contrary, her
brother hates it.
2. Even though Carol doesn’t like exotic food. She came
to the Thai restaurant with us
3.Despite of, Tom got his driving licence ten years ago.
He is afraid of driving
4. People have to wear seat belts in cars. Nevertheless,
Not everybody wears them
5. Although, She did her best to make her parents happy.
Sarah’s parents were never satisfied
6. Despite the fact that, the students handed in their
essays, the teacher believed they were lazy
7. Dr Jones explained his theory.However, scientists
didn’t think it would work
8. Other people are sceptical about it. On the other hand,
some people say the economic situation will improve
with the new government
9. In spite of, I helped Tony with this project. He didn’t
thank me
10. On the contrary, Tom’s Cruise performance in
Mission Impossible 4 is said to be great. I don’t like his
performance at all
11. In spite of the fact that She wore a fantastic and
expensive fancy dress costume, Mary didn’t win the
contest
12. We warned them not to drink a lot at the
party.Although, they didn’t listen to us
13. Despite of I took a painkiller, my headache didn’t get
better
14. In spite of, he has made a shopping list, Dan forgot
to buy milk
15. Sally made it. However, She forgot the shopping list
at home
16. Although She didn’t phone me until Saturday. My
sister promised to phone me as soon as possible
17. His brother hates languages whereas Patrick is very
good at French and Spanish
18. Peter doesn’t mind. Nevertheless, We are usually late
for dinner
18. Despite of He was allowed to go to the concert. Tony
disobeyed his mother
19. Although It was really extravagant. Candy bought
the dress all the same
20. Paula has just bought a powerful car even though
She can’t drive well
21. Tim didn’t apologise. Though, Tim was very late
22. In spite of The holiday is more than expected. They
haven’t complained about it
23. Pam enjoys tennis while her brother prefers football
24. On the one hand, other people think stricter laws
should be implemented to reduce consumption. On the
one hand , some people agree to drugs legalisation
25. The maths teacher looks quite nice whereas the
chemistry teacher seems rather stupid