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Maria wanted to pass the exam. She cheated. (so as to / in order to)

Maria cheated in order to/ so as to pass the exam.

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Donald never lifted a finger around the house. His wife divorced him. (because of)

Because of Donald's laziness, his wife divorced him.

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Jamie is always the life and soul of the party. He's quite shy. (even though)

Even though Jamie is quite shy, he's always the life and soul of the party.

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Simon didn't have time to study for the exam. He didn't want to cheat.(nonetheless/nevertheless)

Simon didn't have time to study for the exam. Nonetheless/ Nevertheless, he didn't want to cheat.

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I didn't call you. I didn't want to disturb you. (in order not to)

I didn't call you in order not to disturb you.

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lifesaver

Give 25 points!

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gold

Win 50 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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baam

Lose 10 points!

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I'm leaving some money on the kitchen table. There may be an emergency. (in case)

I'm leaving some money on the kitchen table in case there is an emergency.

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Nathan is afraid of heights. He would like to try paragliding. (despite / in spite of)

Despite being afraid of heights, Nathan would like to try paragliding.

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Christina climbed in through her bedroom window. She didn't want to wake up her dad. (so that)

Christina climbed in through her bedroom window so that she wouldn't wake up her dad.

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She's very friendly. She's not very talkative. (though)

She's very friendly. She's not very talkative, though. (though)

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trap

No points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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fairy

Take points!

baam

Lose 25 points!

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John is afraid of spiders. He won't go near Noodles, my new pet tarantula. (due to / owing to)

John won't go near Noodles, my new pet tarantula due to/owing to his fear of spiders.

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I don't like him. I admit he's a great employee. (although / even though)

Although / even though I don't like him, I admit he's a great employee.

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monster

Reset all scores!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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Allen's job was incredibly tedious. He ran away and joined the circus. (due to / owing to)

Due to / Owing to the fact that his job was so tedious, Allen ran away and joined the circus.

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Andrew regularly stole things from his work. Last week, he got fired. (as a result)

Andrew regularly stole things from his work. As a result, he got fired.

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