16. Though I tried hard, I could not persuade him to change his mind.

Try________________________________________________________________________________ .

Hard______________________________________________________________________________ . 

 However___________________________________________________________________________

15. Even though she hurried, she stopped to help the blind woman. (DESPITE)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

14. No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.

Hard______________________________________________________________________________ . 

13. We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t. (EVEN THOUGH)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

12. Promptly as the doctors acted, they were unable to save the patient.

 However___________________________________________________________________________ . 

11. I rang the doorbell. Nobody answered, though. (ALTHOUGH)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

10. We could not solve the problem of rubbish in spite of working hard.

 Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .

 Work______________________________________________________________________________ .

9. Ann felt ill, but insisted on going to work. (REGARDLESS OF)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

8. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous.  Harmless___________________________________________________________________________ .

7. I like fish, but I don’t like catching them myself. (MUCH AS)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .