Grammar
Connectives
A. Study the following
sentences and underline the connectives.
a. Although she spoke
very fast, I understood what she meant to say.
→ Although she spoke very fast, I
understood what she meant to say.
b. In spite of her hard
labour, she failed her exam.
→ In spite of her hard labour, she failed her exam.
c. Though he had all
the required qualifications, he did not get the job.
→ Though he had all the required
qualifications, he did not get the job.
d. Despite having all
the qualifications, he did not get the job.
→ Despite having all the
qualifications, he did not get the job.
B. Join the following
pairs of sentences twice, using although/though/even though and despite/in
spite of as in the example.
Example: Nepali people have limited
income. They are very happy.
i. Although
Nepali people have limited income, they are happy.
ii. Nepali people are happy in spite of their limited income.
a. He is a millionaire.
He lives in a simple house.
→ Although he is a millionaire, he
lives in a simple house.
→ Despite being a millionaire, he
lives in a simple house.
b. The weather was extremely bad. The pilot landed the plane safely.
→ Although
the weather was extremely bad, the pilot landed the plane safely.
→ Despite
the bad weather, the pilot landed the plane safely.
c. We study in the same
college. We hardly see each other.
→ Although
we study in the same college, we hardly see each other.
→ Despite
being in the same college, we hardly see each other.
d. It rained heavily.
We enjoyed our holiday.
→ Although
it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.
→ Despite
the heavy rain, we enjoyed our holiday.
e. I had an umbrella. I
got wet in the rain.
→ Although
I had an umbrella, I got wet in the rain.
→ Despite
having an umbrella, I got wet in the rain.
f. I was really tired.
I could not sleep a moment.
→ Although
I was really tired, I could not sleep a moment.
→ Despite
being tired, I could not sleep a moment.
g. She has very good
accent in English. She failed the interview of a newsreader.
→ Although
she has very good accent in English, she failed the interview of a newsreader.
→ Despite
having very good accent in English, she failed the interview of a newsreader.
h. Lhasa has extremely
cold weather in winter. Millions of tourists go there in January.
→ Although
Lhasa has extremely cold weather in winter, millions of tourists go there in
January.
→ Despite
having extremely cold weather in winter in Lhasa, millions of tourists go there
in January.
i. He was badly injured
in the first round of the boxing match. He was victorious in the third round.
→ Although
he was badly injured in the first round of the boxing match, he was victorious
in the third round.
→ Despite
being badly injured in the first round of the boxing match, he was victorious
in the third round.
C. Complete each
sentence in an appropriate way.
a. He passed the exam
although…………………
→ He passed the exam although he didn’t study hard.
b. She climbed the
mountain in spite of her…………….
→ She climbed the mountain in spite of her illness.
c. He did not give any
alms to the beggars even though……..
→ He did not give any alms to the beggars even though he was rich.
d. In spite of his poor
eyesight,……………..
→ In spite of his poor
eyesight, he reads books
without spectacles.
e. ………………………………..though
she is very sociable.
→ She has few
friends, though
she is very sociable.
f. ……………………….in spite
of his ten attempts.
→ He couldn’t
climb Mt. Everest in spite of his ten attempts.
g. He refused to eat
anything despite………………
→ He refused to eat anything despite his hunger.
h. He could not score
goods grades in the SEE exams in spite of ………………
→ He could not score goods grades in the SEE exams in spite of his hard
labour.
i. She accepted the job
although………………….
→ She accepted the job although he had his own business.
j. Even though we had
planned everything carefully………………….
→ Even though we had
planned everything carefully we failed the mission.