Fill in the blanks.
1He continued to play ............... the injury.
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Use "despite" or "in spite of" before a noun phrase such as "the injury".
2............... he was injured, he continued to play.
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Use "Though" or "Although" before a subject and verb to introduce a contrasting clause.
3She did not get the job ............... the fact that she did well in the interview.
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Wrong!
Use "despite" or "in spite of" before "the fact that" plus a clause.
4He failed ............... working hard.
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Wrong!
Use "despite" or "in spite of" before a gerund phrase such as "working hard".
5He failed ............... the fact that he worked hard.
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Wrong!
Use "despite" or "in spite of" before "the fact that" plus a clause.
6My husband did not like the movie; ..............., I enjoyed it a lot.
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Use "however" after a semicolon to connect two contrasting independent clauses.
7The restaurant was nice, ............... it was expensive.
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Use "though" or "although" before a subject and verb to join contrasting clauses.
8............... I was invited to the party, I did not go.
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Use "Although" or "Though" before a subject and verb to introduce a contrasting clause.
9The train was late; ..............., I managed to arrive on time.
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Use "however" after a semicolon to connect two contrasting independent clauses.
10............... the fact that the train was late, I managed to arrive on time.
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Wrong!
Use "Despite" or "In spite of" before "the fact that" plus a clause.
11............... the train was late, I managed to arrive on time.
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Wrong!
Use "Although" or "Though" before a subject and verb to introduce a contrasting clause.
12There was no one to help me; ..............., I managed to do it.
Wrong!
Use "however" after a semicolon to connect two contrasting independent clauses.
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- He continued to play despite / in spite of the injury.
- Though / Although he was injured, he continued to play.
- She did not get the job despite / in spite of the fact that she did well in the interview.
- He failed despite / in spite of working hard.
- He failed despite / in spite of the fact that he worked hard.
- My husband did not like the movie; however, I enjoyed it a lot.
- The restaurant was nice, though / although it was expensive.
- Although / Though I was invited to the party, I did not go.
- The train was late; however, I managed to arrive on time.
- Despite / In spite of the fact that the train was late, I managed to arrive on time.
- Although / Though the train was late, I managed to arrive on time.
- There was no one to help me; however, I managed to do it.