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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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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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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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boom

Lose 50 points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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banana

Go to last place!

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Linda's new job is very demanding. She makes sure she spends time with her family. (despite / in spite of)

Despite/In spite of the fact that her new job is very demanding, Linda makes sure she spends time with her family.

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banana

Go to last place!

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star

Double points!

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fairy

Take points!

thief

Give points!

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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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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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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monster

Reset all scores!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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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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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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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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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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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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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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