My Perspectives 5, lesson 8E: Subordinate clauses

______ what to do, they decided to reconsider the issue the following week.

• Not knowing

• Not having known

• Not known

• Not having been known

The professor was talking slowly ______ everybody could understand the problem.

• on condition that

• in order to

• so that

• provided

______ of some initial doubts, they embarked on their new research project.

• Although

• Despite

• In spite

• Even though

______ by the Dean, Mary became a member of the Faculty of Modern Languages.

• Accepted

• Accepting

• Having accepted

• Been accepted

She decided to study psychology ______ better understand human nature.

• so that

• in order to

• so as

• as to

They will be awarded the grant _______ they have five publications.

• on condition that

• even

• despite

• in order

______ they didn’t speak Spanish fluently, they went on an Erasmus programme to Salamanca.

• Even though

• Despite

• In spite

• However

_______ a place in the rock band, Paul didn’t hesitate when accepting.

• Having been offered

• Having offered

• Offering

• Been offered

They were _______ young people that they were allowed to attend university lectures.

• so gifted

• such gifted

• such a gifted

• so gifted a

Although ______ by her family, Pam didn’t give up her dreams of becoming an artist.

• criticising

• criticised

• been criticised

• having criticised