Although, even though,

though
In spite of
Despite

CLAUSE (SUJECT + VERB)

Although it rained a lot,

NOUN
In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holidays
PRONOUN
In spite of it, we enjoyed our holidays
ING VERB
In spite of raining all day we enjoyed our holidays

In spite of the fact that

/ Despite the fact that

SUBJECT + VERB
In spite of the fact that it was raining, we enjoyed
our holidays.

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Dave smokes. He seems to be in good health. (Although)

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I couldnt sleep. I was tired. (Despite)

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Max didnt notice the sign. It was right in front of him. (Although)

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Kate never learnt Spanish. She lived in Spain for years. ( Though)

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Joe is a millonaire. He hates spending money. (Despite)

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A few trains were running. There was a strike. ( In spite of)

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We couldnt get a seat. We arrived early ( In spite of)

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They have very little money. They are happy ( In spite of)

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My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (Although)

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I enjoyed the film. The story was silly ( In spite of)

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We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other (Despite)

12.

I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella (Although)

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In spite of his young age, he had travelled around the world.

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Despite living in a big house, they only use the ground floor.

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Although we enjoy watching films very much, we seldom go to the cinema.

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He rescued the little girl although he couldnt swim very well.

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We finally bought the car in spite of the fact it was very expensive.

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Although hes got lots of money, he never spends a penny.

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The children slept well ____________ the noise.

___________ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.
________________ earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents.
John rarely sees Paul ___________ they live in the same town.
Julie failed the exam ____________ of working very hard.
I couldn't eat _____________ I was very hungry
Tom went to work ___________ not feeling very well.
Anna never learned the language ___________ she lived there for two years.
____________ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the
The match went ahead
the bad weather.
I told the absolute truth, no one would believe me.
Our neighbour goes for long walks
being eighty-five years
I caught the train,
I had only a minute to spare.
The goods were never delivered
the promise we had.
the threats against his wife, the minister carried on as normal.
The chairman resigned
the fact it wasnt his fault.
it was very hot, he didnt take his coat off.
the fact I hadnt studied hard for the exam, I passed it.
We decided to go camping
the rain.
we worked a lot last year, we didnt earn enough.
She didnt look depressed
the terrible situation she was going

____________my children are 12 years old, they still believe in Father

Christmas.