Question

 Rewrite the sentences, using the words in parentheses.

1. This shirt is still dirty. I’ve washed it twice. (even though) ………………………………………………………………………………………

 2. Mark enjoyed his helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. He is afraid of heights. (despite) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. He lost a lot of blood. He is in a stable condition. (in spite of) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. John had the necessary qualifications. He was not hired because of his age. (even though) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. She was successful. She felt dissatisfied. (in spite of) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. They drank from the stream. They knew it was polluted. (although) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. The villagers refuse to leaves. Their food supply is threatened. (despite) ……………………………………………………………………………………….

8. Reid failed to score himself. He helped Jones score two goals. (although) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village (m spite of) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. Brian went ahead with his original plan for the company. Everyone disagreed with him. (although) ………………………………………………………………………………………….

Answer 1

1. This shirt is still dirty. I’ve washed it twice. (even though)

…Even though this  I’ve washed the shirt twice, it is still dirty. ……………………………………………………………………………………

 2. Mark enjoyed his helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. He is afraid of heights. (despite)

…Despite being afraid of heights, Mark enjoyed his helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon in Arizona ……………………………………………………………………………………….

3. He lost a lot of blood. He is in a stable condition. (in spite of)

…In spite of losing a lot of blood, he is in a stable condition ……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. John had the necessary qualifications. He was not hired because of his age. (even though)

………Even though John had the necessary qualifications, he was not hired because of his age ………………………………………………………………………………….

5. She was successful. She felt dissatisfied. (in spite of)

…In spite of being successful, she felt dissatisfied ……………………………………………………………………………………….

6. They drank from the stream. They knew it was polluted. (although)

………Although they knew the stream was polluted, they drank from it………………………………………………………………………………….

7. The villagers refuse to leaves. Their food supply is threatened. (despite)

……Despite the fact that their food supply is threatened, the villagers refuse to leaves. ………………………………………………………………………………….

8. Reid failed to score himself. He helped Jones score two goals. (although)

…Although Reid helped Jones score two goals, he failed to score himself ……………………………………………………………………………………….

9. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village (m spite of)

……In spite of my injured foot, I managed to walk to the nearest village …………………………………………………………………………………….

10. Brian went ahead with his original plan for the company. Everyone disagreed with him. (although)…Although Everyone disagreed with him, Brian went ahead with his original plan for the company ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Answer 2

 Rewrite the sentences, using the words in parentheses.

1. This shirt is still dirty. I’ve washed it twice. (even though) ………………………………  This shirt is still dirty even though i've washed it twice. ………………………………………………………

 2. Mark enjoyed his helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. He is afraid of heights. (despite) …………………………… Despite being afraid of height, Mark enjoyed his helicopter trip over he Grand canyon in Arizona. ……………………………………………………………. 3. He lost a lot of blood. He is in a stable condition. (in spite of) ……………………………………  In spite of being in stable condition, he lost a lot of blood. …………………………………………………….

4. John had the necessary qualifications. He was not hired because of his age. (even though) ……………………… Even though John has the necessary qualifications, he was not hired because of his health. ………………………………………………………………….

5. She was successful. She felt dissatisfied. (in spite of) ……………………………………  In spite of her success, she felt dissatisfied.…………………………………………………….

6. They drank from the stream. They knew it was polluted. (although) …………………………………They drank from the stream although they knew it was polluted.……………………………………………………….

7. The villagers refuse to leaves. Their food supply is threatened. (despite) ………………………………The villagers refuse to leave despite their threatened food supply.​……………………………………………………….

 

8. Reid failed to score himself. He helped Jones score two goals. (although) ……………………… Reid failed to score himself although he helped Jones score two goals………………………………………………………………….

9. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village (m spite of) ………………………… Inspite of the fact that my foot was injured, I managed to walk to the nearest village……………………………………………………………….

10. Brian went ahead with his original plan for the company. Everyone disagreed with him. (although) ……………………………… Althought Brian went ahead with his original plan for the company, everyone disagreed with him………………………………………………………….