CONCESSIVE CLAUSE

He is not happy ______________ he is very rich.

• A. Despite                                       

• B. Even if

• C. Even though

•   D. In spite

__________ he is nice, I can’t love him.

• A. though                                         

• B. in spite of

• C. despite     

• D. in spite the fact that

In spite _______, we understood most of what he was saying.

• A. of he was lisping                        

•   B. his lisp

• C. of his lisp

• D. he was lisping

_______ I became a millionaire, I would carryon working.

• A. Even though                    

•    B. Despite of

• C. In spite   

• D. Although that

He had a terrible cold _______ he insisted on going swimming.

• A. despite                                 

• B. although

•     C. in spite of    

• D. but

_______ the plane took off late, we still reached our destination on time.

• A. Though                                 h

• B. In spite

• C. Despite   

• D. As though

In spite _______ his did not get the highest grade in the final exam.

• A. of his intelligence              

• B. he was intelligent           

• C. his intelligence 

• D. of he was intelligent

_______ we have worked overtime for weeks, we have not completed the project.

• A. In spite of                            

• B. Even though the fact that 

• C. Despite        

• D. Despite the fact that

______________ you are, I still love you.  

             

• A. Whatever       

• B. However

• C. Whoever

• D. Whenever

_______ what I said last night, I still love you.

             

• A. In spite                                       

• B. Despite

•    C. Even though

•   D. Even if