1. Although there was a traffic jam, I managed to arrive at the train staion on time. (despite)

=> Despite a traffic jam, I managed to arrive at the train staion on time.

2. I don't want to buy a new computer although I have enough monney. (having)

=> In spite of having enough money, I don't want to buy a new computer.

3. Both of them usually go to school late although they don't live far away from school. (In spite of)

=> In spite of living near the school, both of them usually go to school late.

4. My brother still went to school yesterday although he was sick (sickness)

=> Despite my brother's sickness, he still went to school yesterday.

5. Although he looks healthy, he has a week heart (looking)

=> In spite of looking healthy, he has a week heart.

6. She goes shopping every week although she has many clothes. (having)

=> Despite having many clothes, she goes shopping every week.

1.in spite of being a poor student,tom studied very well

2.because of being sick ,she coud not go to school

3.despite the bad weather ,she went to shool on time

4.in spite of my sickness,my mother told me go to school

5.because of a big storm,i stayed at home

6.despite tom'bad grade,he was admitted to the university.

1.In spite of having a poor student, he studied very well.

2.Because of her sickness, Mary could not go to school.

3.Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.

4.In spite of being sick, my mother told me to go to school.

5.Because of the big storm, I stayed at home.

6.Despite his bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university.

1 . Although Tom has a poor student , he studied very well

=> In spite of a poor student , Tom studied very well.

2 . Mary could not go to school because she was sick

=> Because of Marry's sickness, she could not go to school.

3 . Although the weather was bad , she went to school on time

=> Despite the bad weather , she went to school on time.

4 . My mother told me to go to school although I was sick

=> In spite of my sickness, my mother told me to go to school.

5 . Because there was a big storm , I stayed at home

=> Because of being a big storm , I stayed at home.

6 . Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad

=> Despite the fact that Tom's grades were bad , he admitted to the university .

Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

 In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.

Mary could not go to school because she was sick.

 Because of her sickness, Mary could not go to school.

Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

 Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.

My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

 In spite of my sickness, my mother told me to go to school.

Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

 Because of a big storm, I stayed at home.

Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.

 Despite his bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university.

Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

 Despite having a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

 Although he had a good salary, Tom gave up his job.

Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

 In spite of having not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

 Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

1) Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
=> In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well
2) Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
 Because of being sick,Mary couldn’t go to school
3) Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
=> Despite the bad weather,she went to school on time
4) My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
=> In spite of my sickness,my mother told me to go to school
5) Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
=> Because of a big storm, I stayed at home
6) Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
 Despite Tom’s bad grade,he was admitted to the university
7) Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
=> Despite her physical handicap,she has become a successful woman
8) In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
=> Although Tom got a good salary, he gave up his job
9) Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
=> In spite of having not finished the paper,he went to sleep
10) In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
=> Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies

Rewrite the following sentences in the way that their original meanings do not change.

1.Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.

2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.

=> Because of her sickness, Mary could not go to school

3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

=> Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.

4. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

=> In spite of my sickness, my mother told me to go to school

5. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

=> Because of the big storm, I stayed at home.

6. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.

=> Despite his bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university

7. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

=> Despite her physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

8. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

=> Although Tom got a good salary, he gave up his job.

9. Though he had much homework to do, he went to sleep.

=> In spite of having much homework to do ,he went to sleep

10.In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

=> Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

Rewrite the following sentences in the way that their original meanings do not change.

1) Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
=> In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.
2) Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
 Because of being sick,Mary couldn’t go to school.
3) Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
=> Despite the bad weather,she went to school on time.
4) My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
=> In spite of my sickness,my mother told me to go to school.
5) Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
=> Because of a big storm, I stayed at home.
6) Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
 Despite Tom’s bad grade,he was admitted to the university.
7) Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
=> Despite her physical handicap,she has become a successful woman.
8) In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
=> Although Tom got a good salary, he gave up his job.
9) Though he had much finished the paper, he went to sleep.
=> In spite of having much finished the paper, he went to sleep.
10) In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
=> Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

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1) Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
=> In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.
2) Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
=> Because of being sick,Mary couldn’t go to school.
3) Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
=> Despite the bad weather,she went to school on time.
4) My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
=> In spite of my sickness,my mother told me to go to school.
5) Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
=> Because of a big storm, I stayed at home.
6) Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
=> Despite Tom’s bad grade,he was admitted to the university.
7) Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
=> Despite her physical handicap,she has become a successful woman.
8) In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
=> Although Tom got a good salary, he gave up his job.
9) Though he had much finished the paper, he went to sleep.
=> In spite of having much finished the paper, he went to sleep.
10) In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
=> Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

1. In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.

2. Because of her sickness, Mary could not go to school.

3. Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.

4. In spite of my sickness, my mother told me to go to school.

5. Because of the big storm, I stayed at home.

6. Despite grading badly, Tom was admitted to the university.

7. Despite her physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

8. Although Tom received good salary, he gave up his job.

9. In spite of not finishing the paper, he went to sleep.

10. Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

1. In spite of being a poor student, Tom studies very well.

2. Because of her sickness, Mary could not go to school.

3. Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.

4. In spite of my sickness, my mother told me to go to school.

5. Because of the big storm, I stay at home.

6. Despite his bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university.

7. Despite her physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

8.Although he got a good salary, Tom gave up his job.

9. In spite of having not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

10. Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

Rewrite the sentences, using the words in the brackets. Change other words in the sentence if necessary.

- Peter didn't go to school yesterday because he was sick. ( because of )

PETER DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF HIS SICKNESS.

- Mary went to bed early becau she felt tired ( because of )

MARY WENT TO BED EARLY BECAUSE OF HER TIREDNESS.

- She didn't go to the circus with Betty because she had a bad cold ( because of )

SHE DIDN'T GO TO THE CIRCUS WITH BETTY BECAUSE OF HAVING A BAD COLD.

- John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard ( because of )

JOHN SUCCEEDED IN HIS EXAM BECAUSE OF WORKING HARD.

- She stayed at home because her mother was sick ( because of )

SHE STAYED AT HOME BECAUSE OF HER MOTHER'S SICKNESS.

- I like him because his father is kind to me ( because of )

I LIKE HIM BECAUSE OF HIS FATHER 'S KINDNESS TO ME.

- I couldn't do the test because it was difficult. ( because of )

I COULDN'T DO THE TEST BECAUSE OF ITS DIFICULTY.

- Although I am hurry, I can't eat now ( despite )

- Despite the narrow streets,many people drive cars in this city ( although )

ALTHOUGH THE STREETS ARE NARROW, MANY PEOPLE DRIVES CARS IN THE CITY.

- In spite of the high prices,my daughters insist on going to the movie ( although )

ALTHOUGH THE PRICES IS HIGH, my daughters insist on going to the movie.

- They worked very hard in spite of their old age ( although )

ALTHOUGH THEY ARE OLD, THEY WORKED VERY HARD.

- What í the distance between Vinh anh Ha Noi city => How FARR IS IT FROM VINH TO HA NOI CITY ?

- I often walked to school when I was a student. => I used TO WALK TO SCHOOL WHEN I WAS A STUDENT.

- Although they are short,they still love playing sports. ( In spite of )

IN SPITE OF BEING SHORT, THEY STILL LOVE PLAYING SPORTS.

1.Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.

2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.

=> Because of her sickness, Mary could not go to school

3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

=> Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.

4. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

=> In spite of my sickness, my mother told me to go to school

5. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

=> Because of the big storm, I stayed at home.

6. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.

=> Despite his bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university

7. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

=> Despite her physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

8. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

=> Although Tom got a good salary, he gave up his job.

9. Though he had much homework to do, he went to sleep.

=> In spite of having much homework to do ,he went to sleep

10.In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

=> Although the prices are high, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

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