1He tried hard, ............... he could not succeed.
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Use "but" to join two contrasting clauses in one sentence.
2............... she is beautiful, she is not very popular among her friends.
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Use "Though" before a clause to introduce a contrasting idea.
3............... being pretty, she was never really popular.
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Use "In spite of" before a noun phrase or gerund phrase such as "being pretty".
4............... the message, he departed.
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Use "Having delivered" to show that the message was delivered before he departed.
5............... rich, they lived a privileged life.
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Use "Being" before an adjective to give the reason for the main clause.
6You must leave now, ............... I will call the police.
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Use "or" to introduce the negative result if the warning is not followed.
7He bought the land ............... belonged to his neighbor.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "which" and "that" can introduce a defining relative clause about a thing.
8............... the inflation, the economy is showing signs of growth.
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Use "Despite" before a noun phrase to show contrast.
9It is a pity ............... he should die so young.
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Use "that" after "It is a pity" to introduce the following clause.
10............... you wait for an hour or so, you will be able to meet him.
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Use "If" to introduce a condition.
11We travelled all the way to Agra ............... we could see the Taj Mahal.
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Use "so that" to introduce the purpose of an action.
12The man was so generous ............... everyone respected him.
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Use "that" in the pattern "so + adjective + that" to show a result.
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- He tried hard, but he could not succeed.
- Though she is beautiful, she is not very popular among her friends.
- In spite of being pretty, she was never really popular.
- Having delivered the message, he departed.
- Being rich, they lived a privileged life.
- You must leave now, or I will call the police.
- He bought the land which / that belonged to his neighbor.
- Despite the inflation, the economy is showing signs of growth.
- It is a pity that he should die so young.
- If you wait for an hour or so, you will be able to meet him.
- We travelled all the way to Agra so that we could see the Taj Mahal.
- The man was so generous that everyone respected him.