Concessive Clauses

_________she is beautiful, everybody hates her.

• Although

• In spite of

• While

• However

The children slept deeply ____________ the noise.

• Although

• In spite of

• becouse of

• However

____________ earning a low salary, Sara helped her parents

• Although

• In spite of

• because of

• However

_________it was cold, she went for a swim.

• Although

• In spite of

• While

• However

1. Jane rarely sees Alan ____________ they are neighbors.

• Even though

• However

• Despite

• In spite of

1. Kate did not do well in the exam _____ working very hard.

• Even though

• However

• Despite

• In spite of

1. __________ I was very hungry, I couldn't eat.

• Although

• However

• Despite

• In spite of

1 American cars are generally too large for the Japanese market, ​ (a)   Japanese cars are popular in the USA.

2 Hard ​ (b)   she tried, she couldn’t get the door to open.

3 No ​ (c)   how difficult it is, I’m determined to do my best.

4 They explained that we could leave ​ (d)   we wanted to.

5 She went to Spain ​ (e)   the fact that her doctor had told her to rest.

• whereas
• as
• matter
• whenever
• despite
• however

1. _________ the difficulty, they managed to solve the math problem.

• Although

• Despite

• While

• However

Rewrite the sentences using the words:

I spend much too much time on the internet. I know

that it’s bad for me. (despite)

• I spend

• Too much time

• Despite

• On the internet

• Knowing that It's bad for me,