1. Despite the cold weather, we all went for a walk. (ALTHOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
2. Difficult as the homework was, we tried our best to complete it. (THOUGH) (IN SPITE OF) ___________________________________________________________________________________ . ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
3. I tried to persuade her. I didn’t succeed, however. (ALTHOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
4. Even though we were tired, we got up early and started the trip.
Tired______________________________________________________________________________ .
Although___________________________________________________________________________ .
No matter how______________________________________________________________________ .
5. It was raining, but I went swimming anyway. (DESPITE) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
6. Though cold and exhausted, Andrew managed to walk home.
However___________________________________________________________________________ .
7. I like fish, but I don’t like catching them myself. (MUCH AS) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
8. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous. Harmless___________________________________________________________________________ .
9. Ann felt ill, but insisted on going to work. (REGARDLESS OF) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
10. We could not solve the problem of rubbish in spite of working hard.
Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .
Work______________________________________________________________________________ .
No matter how______________________________________________________________________ .
11. I rang the doorbell. Nobody answered, though. (ALTHOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
12. Promptly as the doctors acted, they were unable to save the patient. However___________________________________________________________________________ .
13. We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t. (EVEN THOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
14. No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.
Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .
15. Even though she hurried, she stopped to help the blind woman. (DESPITE) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
16. Though I tried hard, I could not persuade him to change his mind.
Try________________________________________________________________________________ .
Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .
However___________________________________________________________________________ .
17. Hard-working as he is, he will never be top of his class.
Although___________________________________________________________________________ .
Though____________________________________________________________________________ .
18. Although he is young, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience.
Though____________________________________________________________________________ .
19. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive. (NO MATTER HOW) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
20. Although she swam strongly, she didn’t win the first prize in the race.
In spite of_________________________________________________________________________ .
Swim______________________________________________________________________________ .
Strongly____________________________________________________________________________ .
