1. REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING THE WORDS GIVEN IN BRACKETS.

1. Although the rain was falling heavily, they continued with the football match. (in spite of)

2. Grandma cannot hear what you say because she is very deaf. (so..............that)

3. Many rivers have burst their banks because there has been a heavy rainfall. (because of)

4. The driver instructor took Dan onto the main road because he wanted him to get experience
in high speed driving. (so that)

5. We couldn’t go to the concert because the tickets were too expensive. (since)

6. I’ve told you this story because I don’t want you to forget the old days. (so that)

7. He is so energetic that he never looks tired. (such)

8. As there were a lot of people, they had to open all the doors. (so many)

9. Although we had revised everything a hundred times, everything went wrong. (despite)

10. He left home early because he was afraid of missing the plane. (so as)

11. Some people enjoy city life. Others prefer the quiet of the country. (whereas)

12. Although she was an expert swimmer, she drowned. (in spite of)

13. The match was cancelled because it was raining. (due to)

14. He loves going to the theatre while his wife prefers to stay at home. (in contrast to)

15. I sat by the window in order to see the landscape. (so that)

16. As well as being en excellent painter, she writes poems and plays the piano. (Moreover)

17. Although Ann isn't very attractive, she is very popular. (However)
18. Seeing that we'd run out of milk, we went to the supermarket. (as)

19. Contrary to my neighbours, I don't like using the lift. (whereas)

20. As well as renewing the kitchen, she redecorated her bedroom. (In addition)

21. Many sportsmen are disqualified as a consequence of their illegal use of

drugs.(consequently)

22. We need to increase sales. Therefore, we'll start a new advertising campaign. (seeing that)

23. Although he was a millionaire, he behaved as an ordinary man. (yet)

24. I opened the window because it was hot. (due)

25. We didn't go swimming because the water was very dirty. (so....................that)

26. Despite having some problems, she finally passed the test. (even though)

27. As a consequence of his father's illness, he couldn't go to work. (As a result)

28. They lost the match due to the bad weather. (as a result of)

29. Although she wasn't hungry, she ate a few biscuits. (in spite of)

30. She missed the bus so she had to take a taxi. (since)

31. In addition to buying a new coat for his wife, he bought himself a cardigan. (besides)

32. I like Harry Potter's books. My brother does not. (contrary to)

33. She didn't telephone John because she didn't have his number. (so)

34. Although he had excellent qualifications he didn't get the job. (yet)
1. Some experts think the world is growing warmer, but others disagree.
While
2. I don't enjoy rock music, but I went to the concert anyway.
Although
3. Whereas prices rose last year, this year they have gone down.
Prices rose last year
4. Jim had a headache, but he still read until late.
In spite of his
5. Even though they were losing at half-time, City won in the end.
Despite
6. He wants to work as a disc jockey, whether his parents like the idea or not.
He wants to work as a disc jockey, even
7. Sam lost his job because he was lazy.
Sam was
8. I couldn't buy the house because it was expensive.
The house was
9. The book was so interesting that I couldn't put it down.
It was
10. There was too much noise, so we couldn't hear the speech.
There was so
11. The house was too much small to live in comfortably.
The house wasn't
12. The class was cancelled because there weren't enough students.
There were so
13. The mouse ran into its hole to avoid being trapped by the cat.
The mouse ran into its hole so as
14. She set the timer to avoid overcooking the beans.
She set the timer in
15. They used chemicals in order to kill the insects in the trees.
They used chemicals so
16. They made several complaints to the manager to prevent the same thing from happening
again.
They made several complaints to the manager so
1. Some experts think the world is growing warmer, but others disagree.
While some experts think the world is growing warmer, other disagree.
2. I don't enjoy rock music, but I went to the concert anyway.
Although I don’t enjoy rock music, I went to the concert anyway.
3. Whereas prices rose last year, this year they have gone down.
Prices rose last year, however, this year they have gone down.
4. Jim had a headache, but he still read until late.
In spite of his headache, Jim still read until late.
5. Even though they were losing at half-time, City won in the end.
Despite (being) losing /the fact that they were losing, City won in the end.
6. He wants to work as a disc jockey, whether his parents like the idea or not.
He wants to work as a disc jockey, even though his parents don’t like the idea.
7. Sam lost his job because he was lazy.
Sam was lazy so he lost his job.
8. I couldn't buy the house because it was expensive.
The house was so expensive that I couldn’t buy the house.
9. The book was so interesting that I couldn't put it down.
It was such an interesting book that I couldn’t put it down.
10. There was too much noise, so we couldn't hear the speech.
There was so much noise that we couldn’t hear the speech.
11. The house was too much small to live in comfortably.
The house wasn't big enough to live in comfortably.
12. The class was cancelled because there weren't enough students.
There were so few students that the class was cancelled.
13. The mouse ran into its hole to avoid being trapped by the cat.
The mouse ran into its hole so as not to be trapped by the cat.
14. She set the timer to avoid overcooking the beans.
She set the timer in order not to overcook the beans.
15. They used chemicals in order to kill the insects in the trees.
They used chemicals so as to kill the insects in the trees.
16. They made several complaints to the manager to prevent the same thing from happening
again.
They made several complaints to the manager so that the same thing couldn’t happen again.