Adverbial Clause of Contrast

I appreciated my father’s advice __ it sounds impractical to carry out.

• whereas

• although

• despite

I adore mangoes, I do not like strawberries ...

• whereas

• on the other hand

• though

Indonesian team captain, Danurwindo, got a knee injury, __ he played in the Asian Cup game anyway.

• but

• although

• while

_____ he was very tired , he helped her father wash the car .

• Because

• Although

• Despite

• But

My brother successfully leads his social life ___________ his age.

• despite of

• in spite

• despite

• though

_________ the car was cheap , it was in very good condition .

• even though

• but

• as

• despite

__ Toyota’s profits are improving, Chrysler’s are going down.

• Despite

• While

• Inspite of

Samsung’s iPhone sales are increasing worldwide, __ the Blackberry is losing popularity.

• despite

• although

• while/whereas

Medina refused to accept money from her parents __ she didn’t have enough to buy gas for her motorbike.

• although

• whereas

• in spite of

We went swimming in the lake after our picnic yesterday __ its cold water.

• while

• despite of

• in spite of