ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH VS.

DESPITE, IN SPITE OF

ALTHOUGH / EVEN THOUGH and DESPITE / IN SPITE OF are similar in meaning, but are used differently.

ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH DESPITE, IN SPITE OF

(+ clause) (+ verb + -ing) / ( + noun)

Even though/ although he's a millionaire, he lives in Despite / in spite of being a millionaire, he lives in a
a very small flat. very small flat.

Even though / although it rained a lot, I enjoyed the

Despite / in spite of the rain, I enjoyed the holiday.
holiday.

Rewrite the following sentences with the words given:

Although he's much older than the others, he won the race, despite his age.
1 Although / even though he's much older than
Despite / in spite of
the others, he won the race.

2 Even though / although they have a lot of Even though they have a lot of money, they're
Despite / in spite of still not happy. Despite their wealth.
money, they're still not happy.

3 Even though / although the traffic was heavy, Even though the traffic was heavy, we got there
Despite / in spite of on time.
we got there on time

4 Despite / in spite of not agreeing, I think she's a brilliant

Even though / although
speaker Even though I don't agree, I think she's a brilliant speaker.

5 They never made much money, despite / in spite of

Even though / although
their success. Even though they never made much money,
despite their success.

6 Despite / in spite of having a headache, I had a great

Even though / although
birthday. . Despite having a headache, I had a great birthday.

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 SO VS. SUCH

SO and SUCH are similar in meaning, but are used differently.

SO SUCH
Noun + verb + so + adjective + that clause Such + a/ an/ Ø+adjective + noun + that clause

My suitcase was so heavy that I couldn’t carry it. It was such a heavy suitcase that I could not carry it.

The day was so amazing that we will never forget it. It’s such an amazing day that we will never forget it.

My teachers are such nice people that they won’t be

My teachers are so nice that they won’t be angry.
angry.

The weather was so beautiful weather that we stayed It was such beautiful weather that we stayed out all
out all day. day.

Rewrite the following sentences with the words given:

1 The girl was so beautiful that everyone stared at The girl was so beautiful that everyone stared at her.
It was
her.

2 The air was so dirty that we could not breathe . It was a stifling and unpleasant atmosphere.
It was
well.

3 The trousers were so expensive that we could

The trousers The trousers were beyond our budget.
not afford them.

. It was such a surprise; I didn't know what to say.

4 I was It was such a surprise I didn’t know what to say

5 Sarah was such a young girl that her parents wouldn’t

Sarah was
leave her alone
Sarah was such a young girl that her parents wouldn’t leave her alone.

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 TO VS. ENOUGH

ENOUGH
TOO
Not +adjective + enough + to
too +adjective + to
not- enough + noun + to:

Dorothy is too young to get dressed herself. Dorothy is not old enough to get dressed herself

Rewrite the following sentences with the words given:

They were too late to catch the bus. They missed the bus.
1 They were too late to catch the bus. They

2 This coffee is too bitter for me to drink it. This coffee This coffee is too bitter for me to drink.

3 He's too narrow-minded to understand such an

He . He lacks the openness to grasp groundbreaking concepts.
innovative idea.
Bernard is not wealthy enough to purchase everything he desires.
4 Bernard Bernard is not rich enough to buy everything he wants.
Yesterday the sea was not warm enough for swimming.
5 Yesterday the sea Yesterday the sea was not warm enough to swim.

IT'S TIME + PAST SIMPLE

IT'S HIGH TIME + PAST SIMPLE
IT'S ABOUT TIME+ PAST SIMPLE

It's time you went to bed. You'll have to get up early tomorrow
It's high time I bought a new pair of jeans.
It's about time this road was completed. They've been working on it for months

Rewrite the following sentences with the words given:

1 You should forget about the issue. It is not You should forget about the issue. It is not important.
It is time It is time to move on.
important.

. It is high time he acknowledged his mistake and made

2 Peter should write to his sister and apologise. It is high time amends.

3 Mary should buy a new car, hers is too old. It is about time . It is about time she upgraded to a more reliable
vehicle.