Jared ate and ate; ____________ , he never gained weight.

Jared is an avid wrestler. ____________ to playing the sport, he loves to watch matches on television.

Robert fell asleep in French class; ___________, he missed the entire lesson.

Kevin studies all the time; ___________, Carl never studies.

Jake would like to read many books; ________, he doesn't have the time since he is working two jobs.

________ Cristo was extremely tired first period, he still managed to complete the assignment for the class.

Melissa and Elizabeth had spent all their money at the book fair;_______________, they decided to skip shopping at the mall.

Daniel did a flip in the cafeteria lunch line;____________, he spilled his tomato soup.

Elliot, Daniel, and Elizabeth all wear eyeglasses; ___________, they need them for distance, not for reading.

Nathan loves playing video games with his friends;____________, his parents wish that he would spend more reading and doing homework.

During the mathematics quiz, Zavier broke the tip of his pencil; _________, he found another pencil in his backpack.

There was a malfunction in the smoke machines and lights, the curtains would not open and close properly, and one of the actors was sick with no stand-in. ______________, the play was a disaster.

____________ the school choir performance, Monica, Elizabeth, and Melissa sang the holiday songs in Spanish.

Last year Edwin aced all his spelling tests in class; _____________, he was selected to be in the OTIS Spelling Bee Championship.