John is afraid of spiders. He likes Noodles, my new pet tarantula. (despite / in spite of)
Despite/In spite of being afraid of spiders, John likes Noodles, my new pet tarantula.
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.
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 Linda's new job is very demanding, she makes sure she spends time with her family.
Donald never lifted a finger around the house. His wife divorced him. (because of)
Because of Donald's laziness, his wife divorced him.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Allen's job was incredibly tedious. He ran away and joined the circus. (due to / owing to)
Due to / Owing to the fact that that his job was so tedious, Allen ran away and joined the circus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
She's very friendly. She's very talkative. (though)
She's very friendly. She's very talkative, though. (though)
