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EXERCISE I: Use “In spite of” in place of “Although” and vice versa :
1/ In spite of all the noise outside, the students kept on studying.
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2/ Though they are poor, they are always neatly dressed.
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3/ She ate very little in spite of the delicious food.
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4/ In spite of being warned, he still got an electric shock.
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5/ My grandfather is till an active man despite his age.
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6/ Despite the narrow streets in that city, they drive cars.
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7/ Although she is wealthy, she is not happy.
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8/ Nobody liked it though the price was low.
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9/ He didn’t get a promotion though his work was very good.
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10/ He bought that car despite our advice.
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EXERCISE 2 : Conmbine these pairs of sentences using “so…that” :
1/ That woman was very tall. She could almost touch the ceiling.
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2/ This coat is very big. I can’t wear it.
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3/ The coffee was so strong. She couldn’t go to sleep.
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4/ That bag was very heavy. None of us could carry it.
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5/ The stadium is very large. It can hold 60,000 people.
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6/ Those lessons are very difficult. He can’t understand them.
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7/ She was very busy. She couldn’t do the housework.
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8/ The climate was very bad. All the plants couldn’t grow well.
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9/ I’m very tired. I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
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10/ That boy is very lazy. He never does his homework.
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EXERCISE 3: Combine these pairs of sentences using “too…to” :
1/ The bag was very heavy. She couldn’t carry it.
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2/ He is very old. He can’t run.
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3/ She is very young. She can’t go to school.
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4/ Tom is very short. He can’t play volleyball.
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5/ It’s very late. We can’t go to the movies.
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6/ The question was very hard. We couldn’t answer it.
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7/ The TV programme is very exciting. The children won’t miss it.
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8/ You’re very young. You can’t drive that car.
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9/ She was tired. She didn’t go anywhere.
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10/ These shoes are very small. I can’t wear them.
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EXERCISE 4: Combine these pairs of sentences using “such….that” :
1/ Tom was a tall man. He could almost touch the ceiling.
- Tom was such a tall man that he could almost touch the ceiling.
2/ Mary is a good swimmer. She has won two gold medals.
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3/ He drank strong coffee. He couldn’t go to sleep.
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4/ It was a long walk. The children got tired.
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5/ He told interesting stories. They all like him.
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6/ The boy made rapid progress. It surprised everybody.
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7/ He had a difficult exercise. He couldn’t do it.
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8/ The speaker gave a long talk. Most of the audience felt sleepy.
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9/ We watched an exciting competition. We didn’t want to go home.
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10/ It was an excellent show. We all enjoyed it.
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EXERCISE 5 : Change “because” to “because of” and vice versa :
1/ He was not allowed to come in because he was late.
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2/ I chose Mike for the job because you recommended him.
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3/ Our train was late because of the thick fog.
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4/ She couldn’t sleep because of the noise.
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5/ Because of his deep love for her, he can’t live without her.
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6/ Everyone loves her because of her good behaviour.
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7/ He was given that position because his English was good.
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8/ He answered those questions perfectly because he was intelligent.
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9/ They stopped working because of the hot weather.
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10/ We admired him because of his great ability.
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11/ She didn’t go to class this morning because she had a bad cold.
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12/ I couldn’t see anything because of the dark.
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13/ The mechanic managed to repair the