ADVERBIAL CLAUSES
Most people you meet will be polite to you ________ you are polite to them, too.
A. because B. if C. although D. whereas
_______ you were all sitting at your desks working hard last week, we were sitting on the plane bound for Hawaii.
A. Despite B. Although C. While D. Whenever
Doctor’s salaries have risen substantially ________ nurses’ pay has actually fallen.
A. however B. since C. despite D. whereas
He refused to give up work, _______ he’s won a million pounds.
A. despite B. however C. even though D. as though
________ he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.
A. Although B. Because C. While D. When
________ an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the London Road.
A. Despite B. Because C. Since D. Because of
________ the wet weather, the football match went ahead.
A. Although B. Owing to C. But for D. In spite of
________ the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.
A. Nevertheless B. Due to C. Despite D. Although
I’d like to go to Thailand, ________ it’s by no means the only country in the world I want to see.
A. as B. while C. yet D. Since
She didn’t feel well, but ____________ this she went to work.
A. although B. because C. because of D. in spite of
He managed to win the race __________ hurting his foot before the race.
A. although B. because of C. despite of D. in spite of
Some snakes are poisonous, ________ others are harmless.
A. so B. for C. but D. despite
_______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite the fact that D. Despite
I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that
_______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
_______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
_______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _______ we must also think of our environment.
A. despite B. though C. as though D. but
Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.
A. despite B. in spite of the fact C. though D. as though
_______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although
In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.
A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work
Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.
A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad
Tom went to work despite _______.
A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well
C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well
It was very cold _______ she did not put on her coat.
A. in case B. but C. even if D. even though
John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town.
A. notwithstanding B. despite C. in spite of D. although
There was a shortage _______ food and safe water after the flood.
A. on B. with C. for D. of
Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
A. It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey.
B. The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.
C. The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.
D. If it had rained