EXERCISES ON CONNECTORS ( CONTRAST)

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A SUITABLE CONTRAST

CONNECTOR ( WHEREAS, BUT, ALTHOUGH, HOWEVER, DESPITE, IN
SPITE OF, ON THE OTHER HAND)
1. _____________ Andrew was warned of the rs!s" he de#ded to tra$e%
a%one to So&th A'er#a.
(. )ara dd not *et a +ro'oton ______________ her ,&a%f#atons.
-. .a'/a s a %and0 %o#!ed #o&ntr1" ____________ Ken1a has a #oast%ne.
4. On the one hand" 1o& #o&%d rent a f%at nstead of /&1n* one.
__________ 1o& are a%wa1s at the 'er#1 of %and%ords.
5. Ths resta&rant has a *ood re+&taton" ______________ that one does
not.
2. The #t1 has a 34 !+h %'t. __________________" +eo+%e are often
#a&*ht s+eedn*.
5. 6o& won7t /e for*$en ___________________ 1o&r a+o%o*1.
8. We #o&%dn7t fnd a ho&se to /&1 _______________we %oo!ed at ,&te a
few.
9. He a%wa1s %oo!s so %one%1 and sad ____________ hs +o+&%art1.
14. He s ,&et and sh1" _________________ hs sster s %$e%1 and ta%!at$e
ANSWER KEY
1. A%tho&*h (. des+te: n s+te of -. whereas ; On the other hand
3 whereas 2 Howe$er 5 des+te: n s+te of 8 a%tho&*h 9
des+te: n s+te of 14 whereas
JOIN EACH PAIR OF SENTENCES. BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU PUT THE
WORDS IN BRACKETS. ( ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF , DESPITE)
1. <a$e s'o!es. He see's to /e n *ood hea%th = a%tho&*h>
(. I #o&%dn7t s%ee+. I was tred. = des+te>
-. )a? ddn7t not#e the s*n. It was r*ht n front of h' = e$en tho&*h>
;. Kate ne$er %earnt S+ansh. She %$ed n S+an for 'an1 1ears
=a%tho&*h>
3. @oe s a '%%onare .He hates s+endn* 'one1. = des+te>
ANSWER KEY
1. A%tho&*h <a$e s'o!es" he see's to /e n *ood hea%th.
(. I #o&%dn7t s%ee+ des+te /en* tred.
-. )a? ddn7t not#e the s*n e$en tho&*h t was r*ht n front of h'.
;. Kate ne$er %earnt S+ansh a%tho&*h se %$ed n S+an for 'an1 1ears.
3. <es+te /en* a '%%onare" @oe hates s+endn* 'one1.: <es+te hs
wea%th " @oe AA.
REWRITE THESE SENTENCES.
1. I #o&%dn7t s%ee+ a%tho&*h I was tred. = des+te>
(. A%tho&*h he has *ot an En*%sh na'e" he s n fa#t Ber'an. =des+te>
-. In s+te of her nC&red foot" she 'ana*ed to wa%! to the $%%a*e= a%tho&*h>
;. I de#ded to a##e+t the Co/ a%tho&*h the sa%ar1 was %ow. = n s+te of>
3. We %ost the 'at#h a%tho&*h we were the /etter tea'.= des+te>
2. In s+te of not ha$n* eaten for (; ho&rs" I ddn7t fee% h&n*r1. =e$en
tho&*h>
5. A%tho&*h she was tred" she went to wor! = /&t>
8. The1 went o&t for a wa%!" e$en tho&*h the weather was /ad. = des+te>
9. She 'ana*ed to wrte n s+te of her nC&red hand = a%tho&*h>
14. She has +%ent1 of 'one1" /&t she s $er1 'ean = a%tho&*h>
ANSWER KEY
1. I #o&%dn7t s%ee+ des+te /en* tred
(. <es+te ha$n* an En*%sh na'e : <es+te hs En*%sh na'e " he s n fa#t
Ber'an.
-. A%tho&*h she had nC&red her foot : A%tho&*h her foot was nC&red" she
'ana*ed to wa%! to the $%%a*e.
;. I de#ded to a##e+t the Co/ n s+te of the %ow sa%ar1 : n s+te of the sa%ar1
/en* %ow"
3. We %ost the 'at#h des+te /en* the /etter tea': des+te the fa#t that we
were the /etter tea'.
2. E$en tho&*h I hadn7t eaten for (; ho&rs" I ddn7t fee% h&n*r1.
5. She was tred" /&t she went to wor!.
8. The1 went o&t for a wa%! des+te the /ad weather.
9. She 'ana*ed to wrte a%tho&*h her hand was nC&red.
14. A%tho&*h she has +%ent1 of 'one1" she s $er1 'ean.