REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BY USING ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF, DESPITEREWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BY USING ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF, DESPITE 1. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan. 2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water. 3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row. 4. She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much. 5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare
6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.
7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions 8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion 9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film. 10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car. 11. Despite being tired, he walked to the station
12. The children slept well despite the noise. 13. in spite of earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents. 14. Tom went to work in spite of not feeling very well. 15. Their new product turned out to be a success despite pessimistic market studies. 16. The speech made the crowd cheer despite the minister's lack of preparation time 17. Julie failed the exam in spite of working very hard. 18. In spite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher 19. In spite of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. 20. Despite/in spite of being a little overweight, he is actually quite fit. 21. In spite of being necessary for democracy, politicians are still liars and thieves 22. Valencia is a fantastic place despite of being too hot in July and August 23. She’s a great person In spite of getting jealous over stupid things sometimes 24. In spite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher
25. Cars are a big waste of money although you do need one if you live in the country. 26. The best things in life are free though love is often very expensive 27. I phone my brother in Thailand using Skype nearly every day
28. Although the sun was shining, the water was cold. 29. Although he behaved badly, he wasn’t punished. 30. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
31. We stayed up late, although we were tired. 32. Although she lost her way twice, she arrived safely. 33. Though Kevin was hard working, he failed the examination. 34. Although she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end. 35. They visited Madrid although they didn't have time to visit El Prado. 36. Although it was raining, we decided to go anyway. 37. Although it was only the first time they met, they made friends immediately. 38. The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people although he was always kind to animals. 39. Although it was raining heavily, we played the match as planned
40. Although my doctor had told me to stay in bed I went to work 41. Although he takes a lot of exercises, he’s fat. 42. Although I had practised for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees. 45. Although he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. 46. The weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip. 47. John rarely sees Paul although they live in the same town. 48. Anna never learned the language although she lived there for two years. 49. I couldn't eat although I was very hungry. 50. Although she was exhausted, she continued to study. |