Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction or preposition.
Hints
Conjunctions are used to connect two clauses. Prepositions are used to show the relationship between a noun and another word in the sentence.
1She went out ............... it was raining.
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"Though" and "although" are followed by a clause with a subject and verb.
2The trains were late ............... the rain.
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"Because of" is followed by a noun phrase such as "the rain".
3I managed to arrive on time ............... the train was late by an hour.
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"Although" and "though" are followed by a clause with a subject and verb.
4I enjoyed the film ............... having a headache.
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"Despite" and "in spite of" are followed by a noun or gerund phrase.
5She bought the car ............... the fact that it was expensive.
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"In spite of" is followed by "the fact that" plus a clause to show contrast.
6The dress was good ............... expensive.
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"Though" can follow an adjective to add a contrasting idea.
7John was absent. ..............., everybody else was present.
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"However" links two contrasting sentences.
8............... John was absent, everybody else was present.
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"Though" and "Although" introduce a contrasting clause at the beginning of a sentence.
9We managed to do it ............... we didn’t receive any assistance from them.
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"Although" and "though" are followed by a clause with a subject and verb.
10We managed to do it ............... the fact that we didn’t receive any assistance from them.
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"Despite" and "in spite of" can be followed by "the fact that" plus a clause to show contrast.
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- She went out though / although it was raining.
- The trains were late because of the rain.
- I managed to arrive on time although / though the train was late by an hour.
- I enjoyed the film despite / in spite of having a headache.
- She bought the car in spite of the fact that it was expensive.
- The dress was good though expensive.
- John was absent. However, everybody else was present.
- Though / Although John was absent, everybody else was present.
- We managed to do it although / though we didn’t receive any assistance from them.
- We managed to do it despite / in spite of the fact that we didn’t receive any assistance from them.