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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Is it true or false? The linkers 'despite' and 'in spite of' can be followed by a noun or an -ing form.
True
Is the following sentence correct or incorrect: 'In spite of not have an umbrella, I walked home in the rain'?
Incorrect
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