Fill in the blanks.
1. He continued to play ........................... the injury.
Despite is a preposition. It is followed by a noun/pronoun.
2. .............................. he was injured, he continued to play.
Though is a conjunction; we need a conjunction to connect two clauses.
3. She did not get the job ............................... the fact that she did well in the interview.
Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
4. He failed .................................. working hard.
We use a preposition before an ing form.
5. He failed .................................. the fact that he worked hard.
We use despite or in spite of before a that-clause introduced by the fact.
6. My husband did not like the movie; ............................, I enjoyed it a lot.
However is a transitional adverb; it is used to introduce an idea that contradicts the previous idea.
7. The restaurant was nice, .............................. expensive.
8. ................................. I was invited to the party, I did not go.
Though and although are interchangeable.
9. The train was late; ............................., I managed to reach on time.
However is a transitional adverb; it is used to introduce an idea that contradicts the previous idea.
10. ............................... the fact that the train was late, I managed to reach on time.
We use despite or in spite of before a that-clause introduced by the fact.
11. ............................. the train was late, I managed to reach on time.
Although is a conjunction; we use it to connect two clauses.
12. There was no one to help me; ............................., I managed to do it.
However is a transitional adverb; it is used to introduce an idea that contradicts the previous idea.
Answers
1. He continued to play despite the injury.
2. Though he was injured, he continued to play.
3. She did not get the job despite / in spite of the fact that she did well in the interview.
4. He failed despite working hard.
5. He failed despite the fact that he worked hard.
6. My husband did not like the movie; however, I enjoyed it a lot.
7. The restaurant was nice, though expensive.
8. Although I was invited to the party, I did not go.
9. The train was late; however, I managed to reach on time.
10. Despite the fact that the train was late, I managed to reach on time.
11. Though/although the train was late, I managed to reach on time.
12. There was no one to help me; however, I managed to do it.
