REPHRASING: CONNECTORS 1.

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1. Although she was an expert swimmer, she drowned. (OF) In spite
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2. The school was closed down due to low inscription. (OF)
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3. Helen went to the market so that she could buy some vegetables. (ORDER)
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4. The match was cancelled because it was raining. (TO)
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5. Despite having a terrible headache, he went to the office. (HAD)
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6. He loves going to the theatre while his wife prefers to stay at home.
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7. I sat by the window in order to see the landscape. (THAT)
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8. As well as being en excellent painter, she writes poems and plays the piano. (MOREOVER)
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9. Although Ann isn't very attractive, she is very popular. (HOWEVER)
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10. Seeing that we'd run out of milk, we went to the supermarket. (BECAUSE)
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11. Contrary to my neighbours, I don't like using the lift. (TO)
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12. As well as renewing the kitchen, she redecorated her bedroom. (TO)
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13. Although the city has a 50 kph limit, people are often fined for exceeding the speed limit. (SO)
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14. Many sportsmen are disqualified as a consequence of their illegal use of drugs.
(CONSEQUENTLY)
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15. John won the race. Nevertheless, he didn't feel happy. (DESPITE)
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16. We need to increase sales. Therefore, we'll start a new advertising campaign. (SO)
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17. Although he was a millionaire, he behaved as an ordinary man. (YET)
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18. Since you are her elder brother, you must take care of her. (BECAUSE)
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19. She's an excellent secretary. However, she has never been promoted. (SPITE)
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20. She opened the car window so that she could get some fresh air. (IN ORDER TO)
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Connectors Although, In spite of and However

Rephrase the sentences, using the conjunctions in brackets. Make the

4)She is very honest. However, her parents dont believe her. (In spite of)
5)She has a cheap camera, but she takes good photos. (Although)
6)My father has a car, but he doesnt drive frequently. (In spite of)
7)Paul paid the fee, but he thought it was unfair. (In spite of)
8)She promised to arrive on time, but she came late. (Although)
9)The place was very attractive, but it had a rocky beach. (Although)
10)The wage was low. Yet, he decided to take the job. (Although)
CONNECTORS REPHRASING
ADVERSATIVE CLAUSES
1) She has plenty of money, but she is very mean. -Although
2) I didnt buy the car, even though I had the money. -Despite
3) She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit an healthy. -Even though
4) They have a car but they rarely use it. - Although
5) They went out for a walk, even though the weather was bad. - In spite of
6) Despite being innocent he was sent to prison. -Although
7) A lot of people buy those houses, even though the prices are high. -Despite
8) Our coach didnt arrive late, even though the traffic was terrible. -In spite of
9) People continue to smoke, even though they know the dangers. -In spite of
10) Despite being very tired, he stayed out late. - Although
11) John won the race. Nevertheless, he didnt feel happy. -Despite
PURPOSE CLAUSES
1) I am going to study harder. I want to pass my exam - Im going to
2) A lot of people learn English because they want to study in England. -A lot of
people learn English
3) He lifted me up because he wanted me to see what was happening. - He lifted me
up, so
4) Try to write clearly. That way you will avoid being misunderstood. -Try to write
clearly so as to
5) What do I need to know, if I want to be a good doctor? - What do I need to know
to
6) If you want to have a hundred students, you will need at least three teachers. - You
will need at least three teachers to
7) They had to eat grass and drink melted snow in order to stay alive. - They had to
eat grass and drink melted snow so that

8) I sat next to the window because I wanted to see what was going on. - I sat next
to the window, in order that
9) I waved my arms. I wanted them to see me. - I waved my arms so that
10) He does gymnastics in the bathroom to keep fit. -He does gymnastics in the
bathroom in order to -He does gymnastics in the bathroom so that
11) He drove as fast as he could. He wanted to reach the airport in time. - He drove
as fast as he could so as to
12) He took a taxi to the airport. That way he didnt miss the train. - He took a taxi to
the airport so as not
13) I told him everything. I wanted him to know how to do it. - I told him everything
so that
14) She opened the car window so that she could get some fresh air. -She opened the
car window in order to
CAUSE CLAUSES
1) I opened the window due to the heat. - I opened the window because
2) They lost the match due to the bad weather. -As
3) She missed the bus so she had to take a taxi. -Since
4) Ive laid the table, so you can sit down. -As the table
5) The weather was fine, so we decided to go out. -As
6) He got the highest marks in the class; as a result, he received a prize. - Since
7) The factory closed down as a result of so many strikes. -As there
8) We still speak Italian at home, so Im bilingual. - Im bilingual because
9) Joan eats very little so as not to put on weight. - Joan eats very little because
EFFECT CLAUSES
1) We need to increase sales. Therefore, well start a new advertising campaign. - We
need to increase sales, so
2) We didnt go swimming because the water wasnt very clean. - The water wasnt
very clean
3Im going to bed because Im really tired. - Im really tired so
4) As I didnt know it was your birthday, I didnt buy you a present. - I didnt know
it was your birthday so
5) I left the cinema because the film was very boring. - The film was very boring,
therefore
6) As I didnt have any food in the fridge, I went to bed without dinner. - I didnt
have any food in the fridge, consequently

7) We dont trust politicians because they are always lying. -Politicians are always
lying so
8) I never go to that shop because the owner is very unfriendly. - The owner of that
shop is very unfriendly so