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Although she was ill, she went to school => In spite of......, she went to school
In spite of her illness, she went to school.
He didn’t come because he was sick => He didn’t come because of ......
He didn’t come because of his sickness.
The train was late because the fog was thick => Because of ____, the train was late
Because of the thick fog, the train was late
I accepted the job although the salary was low => In spite of............, I accepted the job
In spite of the low salary, I accepted the job.
The plane couldn’t take off because the weather was bad. - Because of........, the plane couldn’t take off
Because of the bad weather, the plane couldn’t take off.
He didn’t leave school even though his family was poor. => Despite........, he didn't leave school
Despite his poor family, he didn’t leave school.
We couldn’t study because it was noisy. => Because of
Because of the noise, we couldn’t study.
. These students didn’t arrive late although there was the traffic jam. => Despite
Despite the traffic jam, these students didn’t arrive late
. Mary can’t sleep because there was the noise. => Because of
Because of the noise, Mary can’t sleep.
She didn’t get ill though she worked very hard => In spite of
In spite of working very hard, she didn’t get ill
1. We stopped playing tennis ……. the rain.
because of
We had to hurry indoors …… it was raining.
because
11. They moved to Liverpool ……… her job.
because of
He can’t drive …….. his illness.
because of
We didn’t arrive until seven o’clock …….. the traffic was terrible
because
The weather was bad. But we went out. (In spite of)
In spite of the bad weather, we went out.
