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English 10 Public

Clauses of contrast and purpose

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The restaurant staff seem happy ... the fact that they work long hours every day.

despite

although

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The account manager called his client ... arrange a meeting.

to

in order

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The firm made several people redundant ... cut costs.

so that

in order to

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... she's the head of the department, she often goes out with her colleagues after work.

Although

Despite

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I stayed at my desk ... miss an important phone call.

not to

so as not

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Everybody seemed to enjoy Mike's speech at the wedding ... his terrible jokes.

although

in spite of

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She closed the door of her office, (so as to/so that) nobody could hear their conversation.

so that

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I still buy that chocolate bar ... it's much smaller that it used to be.

though

in spite of

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He has to learn English ... his job.

to

for

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The company is expanding ... there is a recession.

in spite of

even though

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