She has plenty of money but she is mean. IN SPITE OF
IN SPITE OF HAVING PLENTY OF MONEY, SHE IS MEAN
He lifted me up because he wanted me to see what was happening. / He lifted me up so that...
He lifted me up so that I could see what was happening
She missed the bus so she had to take a taxi. SINCE....
SINCE SHE HAD LOST THE BUS, SHE HAD TO TAKE A TAXI
Although we had revised everything a hundred times, everything went wrong DESPITE
DESPITE revising/ having revised everything a hundred times, everything went wrong
Everybody stayed near the fire since the day was very cold since the day was very cold DUE TO
DUE TO THE COLD / THE COLD WEATHER, everybody stayed near the fire since the day was very cold
In spite of the difficulty of the questions, he answered them all. (although)
Although the questions were difficult, he answered them all
Many rivers have burst their banks because there has been a heavy rainfall ./ BECAUSE OF...
Because fo the heavy rainfall, many rivers have burst their banks
In spite of their love for each other,they got divorced EVEN THOUGH
EVEN THOUGH THEY LOVED EACH OTHER, THEY GOT DIVORCED
I am going to study harder. I want to pass my exam SO AS NOT TO
I am going to study harder SO AS NOT TO FAIL my exam
They had to eat grass and drink melted snow in order to stay alive SO THAT
They had to eat grass and drink melted snow iSO THAT THEY COULD stay alive
The film was so exciting / It was...
It was such an exciting film
