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Choose the correct option: 'Despite' / 'Yet' going on a diet, she put on five kilos.
Despite going on a diet, she put on five kilos.
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Rewrite the following two sentences using the linker 'though': She has money to burn. She didn't buy that dress.
Though she has money to burn, she didn't buy that dress. / She has money to burn. She didn't buy that dress, though.
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Rephrase the following sentence: He is a sailor, but he can't swim. (In spite of)
In spite of being a sailor, he can't swim.
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monster
Reset all scores!
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fairy
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rocket
Go to first place!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Rephrase the following sentences: Although my mother is from Paris, I have never been there. (Despite the fact that)
Despite the fact that my mother is from Paris, I have never been there.
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Choose the correct option: 'Even though' / 'Despite' we're good friends, we don't meet very often.
Even though we're good friends, we don't meet very often.
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Is the following sentence correct or incorrect: 'In spite of not have an umbrella, I walked home in the rain'?
Incorrect
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trap
No points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
Give points!
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Is it true or false? The linking word 'though' is more informal than 'although' and it can be placed at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.
True
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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star
Double points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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Join the following two sentences using the linker 'whereas': Sarah loves classical music. Sara's boyfriend likes rock music.
Sarah loves classical music, whereas Sara's boyfriend likes rock music.
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Is it true or false? The linkers 'despite' and 'in spite of' can be followed by a noun or an -ing form.
True
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Rephrase the following sentences: In spite of having travelled the world, he is narrow-minded. (Although)
Although he has travelled the world, he is narrow-minded. / He is narrow-minded, although he has travelled the world.
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Join the following two sentences using the connector 'despite': I didn't get the job. I have all the necessary qualifications.
Despite having all the necessary qualifications, I didn't get the job.
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