Contrast Clauses

• although• though• even though• nevertheless• however• but

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Subject

Contrast Clauses

In spite of gerund+

Examples

• Although she is disabled, she won several medals.

• Though she is disabled, she won several medals.

• Even though she is disabled, she won several medals.

Examples

• She is disabled, nevertheless she won several medals.

• She is disabled, however she won several medals.

• She is disabled, but she won several medals.

• In spite of being disabled, she won several medals.

Exercises

• He studies a lot; he has bad marks.

• He was unemployed; he went abroad.

• He was ill; he went out.

• He has fever; he doesn’t take any medicine.

• He doesn’t have money; he travels a lot.

• He isn’t rich; he has got a new car.

Solutions

• Although he studies a lot, he has bad marks.

• He studies a lot, however he has bad marks.

• In spite of studying a lot, he has bad marks.

Solutions

• Although he was unemployed, he went abroad.

• He was unemployed, however he went abroad.

• In spite of being unemployed he went abroad.

Solutions

• Although he was ill, he went out.

• He was ill, nevertheless he went out.

• In spite of being ill he went out.

Solutions

• Although he has fever, he doesn’t take any medicine.

• He has fever, however he doesn’t take any medicine.

• In spite of having fever, he doesn’t take any medicine.

Solutions

• Although he doesn’t have money, he travels a lot.

• He doesn’t have money, however he travels a lot.

• In spite of not having money, he travels a lot.

Solutions

• Although he isn’t rich; he has got a new car.

• He isn’t rich, however he has got a new car.

• In spite of not being rich; he has got a new car.