Exercise 1: Change from in spite of/despite although/even though/though.
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.
Exercise 1: Change from although/even though/though in spite of/despite.
Although he was tired, he walked to the station.
=> Despite................................................
2. Although it was noisy, the children slept well.
=> The children.........................................
3. Though Linda earned a low salary, she gave money to her parents.
=>In spite of..........................................
4. Tom went to work even though he didn’t feel very well.
=>Tom.........................................
5. Their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic.
=>Their.........................................
6. Julie failed the exam though she worked very hard.
=>Julie.........................................
7. Although John got the highest result in the class, he still had problems with the teacher.
=>In spite of.........................................
8. Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
=>In spite of.........................................
9. Even though he is a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.
=>Despite.........................................
10. Although politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves.
=>In spite of.........................................
Exercise 1: Change from in spite of/despite although/even though/though.
1. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.
Although I warned them, they went ahead with their plan.
2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water.
Although the water was cold, they went swimming
3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.
Although she was 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.
Although she loved her boyfriend very much, She decided to go abroad for a year
5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare.
Although the airfair was expensive, He went on holiday to Thailand
6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.
Although Socrates was very famous in his own day, he never had much money
7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions.
Although he had ambitions, His career did not really take off
8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion.
Although they had diffirent opinions, They managed to work together
9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film.
Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the film
10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
Although he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
Exercise 1: Change from although/even though/though in spite of/despite.
Although he was tired, he walked to the station.
=> Despite being tired, he walked to the station...........
2. Although it was noisy, the children slept well.
=> The children slept well although it was noisy.........................................
3. Though Linda earned a low salary, she gave money to her parents.
=>In spite of earning a low salary,
Linda gave money to her parents...
4. Tom went to work even though he didn’t feel very well.
=>Tom went to work despite not feeling very well.........................................
5. Their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic.
=>Their new product turned out to be a success despite the pessimistic market studies.........................................
6. Julie failed the exam though she worked very hard.
=>Julie failed the exam in spite of working hard.........................................
7. Although John got the highest result in the class, he still had problems with the teacher.
=>In spite of getting highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher.........................................
8. Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
=>In spite of how difficultit it was,
they managed to climb to the top of the mountain........
9. Even though he is a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.
=>Despite being a little overweight, he is actually quite fit..........................................
10. Although politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves.
=>In spite of the fact that politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves. ........................................
