Fill in the blanks with an appropriate connecting word.
1. ......................... having several health problems, she is very cheerful.
Despite is a preposition. It is followed by an ing form or a noun.
2. She doesn't have a job; ..........................., she is always busy.
3. ........................... having a busy schedule, she always finds time for her children.
4. .............................. the fact that she was ill, she went to work.
5. ........................... she was ill, she went to work.
Even though is a more emphatic form of though and although.
6. He is diligent and hard working; .............................., he isn't very successful.
7. ................................. the most deserving candidate, she didn't get the job.
8. She had terminal cancer; ................................., she remained cheerful.
9. ............................ he is a close friend, I do not share my secrets with him.
10. ............................... her beauty, she is not very popular among her friends.
11. He is not very talented as an actor; .............................., he is quite charismatic.
12. I wanted to talk so I went to his house; ................................, he refused to talk to me.
Please select 2 correct answers
Answers
1. Despite having several health problems, she is very cheerful.
2. She doesn’t have a job; however, she is always busy.
3. Despite having a busy schedule, she always finds time for her children.
4. In spite of the fact that she was ill, she went to work.
5. Even though she was ill, she went to work.
6. He is diligent and hard working; however, he isn’t very successful.
7. Despite being the most deserving candidate, she didn’t get the job.
8. She had terminal cancer; however, she remained cheerful.
9. Although he is a close friend, I do not share my secrets with him.
10. Despite her beauty, she is not very popular among her friends.
11. He is not very talented as an actor; however, he is quite charismatic.
12. I wanted to talk so I went to his house; however / nevertheless, he refused to talk to me.
