Question

Rewrite the sentences, using the words in parentheses.

1. In spite of tan’s sadness, she managed to smile. (although) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. In spite of the high prices, my children insist on traveling abroad. (even though) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Liz will go bowling even though she dislikes that sport. (in spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Duc ate a lot of meat even though he is on diet. (in spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Susan told me the secret despite having promised not to do so. (though) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. Despite her poor memory, my mother told interesting stories. (even though) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. We plan to buy some lottery tickets although we know we will not win a prize. (even though) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. Despite mother’s dislike of wine, she drank a little to keep herself warm. (although) …………………………………………………………………………………….

9. Though he has been absent from class frequently, he has managed to pass the test. (in spite of) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. We took a lot of photos though the sky was cloudy. (despite) ………………………………………………………………………………………

Answer 1

1. In spite of tan’s sadness, she managed to smile. (although)

…Although Tan was sad, she managed to smile…………………………………………………………………………………… 

2. In spite of the high prices, my children insist on traveling abroad. (even though)

…Even though the prices are high, my children insist on traveling abroad.  …………………………………………………………………………………… 

3. Liz will go bowling even though she dislikes that sport. (in spite of)

……………In spite of disliking that sport, Liz will go bowling …………………………………………………………………………

 4. Duc ate a lot of meat even though he is on diet. (in spite of)

………In spite of being on diet, Duc ate a lot of meat ……………………………………………………………………………… 

5. Susan told me the secret despite having promised not to do so. (though)

……Though Susan had promised not to do so, she told me the secret ………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Despite her poor memory, my mother told interesting stories. (even though)

…Even though she had a poor memory, my mother told interesting stories …………………………………………………………………………………….

7. We plan to buy some lottery tickets although we know we will not win a prize. (even though)

…Even though we know we will not win a prize, we plan to buy some lottery tickets …………………………………………………………………………………….

8. Despite mother’s dislike of wine, she drank a little to keep herself warm. (although)

…Although mother dislikes wine,she drank a little to keep herself warm ………………………………………………………………………………….

9. Though he has been absent from class frequently, he has managed to pass the test. (in spite of)

………In spite of having been absent from class frequently, he has managed to pass the test. ……………………………………………………………………………….

10. We took a lot of photos though the sky was cloudy. (despite)

…Despite the cloudy sky, we took a lot of photo……………………………………………………………………………………