Concessive Clauses

1. ……………… she is beautiful, everybody hates her.

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2. The children slept deeply ……………… the noise.

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3. ……………… earning a low salary, Sara helped her parents

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4. Jane rarely sees Alan ……………… they are neighbors.

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5. Kate did not do well in the exam ……………… working very hard.

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6. ……………… I was very hungry, I couldn't eat.

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7. ……………… the difficulty, they managed to solve the math problem

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8. Liza never talked to him ……………… she loved him.

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9. ……………… it was cold, Marie didn't put on her coat.

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10. I went to hospital ……………… I was feeling very ill.

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