Change these clauses into phrases

Task 2:  Change these clauses into phrases.

Example: He took a taxi. 

→ taking a taxi/ the fact that he took the taxi.

Example: He suffered from a bad cold. 

→ his bad cold/ him suffering from a bad cold/ the fact that he suffered from a bad cold.

1. He is old/aged. 

→   HIS OLD AGE/  THE FACT THAT HE IS OLD/AGED

DESPITE (N) HIS OLD AGE 

1. He didn’t speak Dutch. 

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1. The sea is rough. 

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1. His leg was broken.

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1. The cost of living in Britain is high. 

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1. His book was unsuccessful. 

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1. He doesn’t ask her. 

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1. The train was cancelled. 

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1. I was exhausted. 

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1. The chemicals were properly combined. 

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