Despite being very good, she is not the best.
HOWEVER
She is very good. ___________________________________the best.
She is very good. HOWEVER, SHE IS NOT the best.
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It was windy and raining but we still went to the beach.
SPITE
We went to the beach __________________________ and the rain
We went to the beach IN SPITE OF THE WIND and the rain.
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15
She enjoys her job in spite of her low salary
EVEN
She finds her job enjoyable ____________________________________low.
She finds her job enjoyable EVEN THOUGH HER SALARY IS low.
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15
The college was closed for a month owing to the summer holidays.
RESULT
The college was closed for a month ___________________ the summer holidays.
The college was closed for a month AS A RESULT OF the summer holidays.
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boom
Lose 50 points!
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magnet
Take 5 points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
Okay!
baam
Lose 25 points!
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boom
Lose 50 points!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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15
If you'd given me the money, I would've done the shopping.
SO
You didn't give me the money,____________________ the shopping.
You didn't give me the money, SO I DID NOT DO the shopping.
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15
Wear some warm clothes because it might get colder later.
CASE
Wear some warm clothes ____________________________________cold later.
Wear some warm clothes IN CASE IT GETS cold later.
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15
She worked very hard so that she could win the gold medal.
ORDER
She worked very hard ______________________________ the gold medal.
She worked very hard IN ORDER TO WIN the gold medal.
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15
Even though I usually lose, I quite enjoy playing tennis.
DESPITE
I quite enjoy playing tennis _____________________________ usually lose.
I quite enjoy playing tennis DESPITE THE FACT THAT I usually lose.
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15
We phoned the hotel to complain as we'd had such terrible service.
BECAUSE
We phoned the hotel to complain _________________________ we'd had.
We phoned the hotel to complain BECAUSE OF THE TERRIBLE SERVICE we'd had.
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15
I'm going to night school so that I can improve my German.
ORDER
I'm going to night school __________________________ my German.
I'm going to night school IN ORDER TO IMPROVE my German.
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15
Even though I usually lose, I quite enjoy playing tennis.
DESPITE
I quite enjoy playing tennis _____________________________________.
I quite enjoy playing tennis DESPITE USUALLY LOSING.
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15
Fred enjoyed the book, but he found the ending disappointing.
ALTHOUGH
_________________________________ he found the ending disappointing.
ALTHOUGH HE ENJOYED THE BOOK, he found the ending disappointing.
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15
Despite not feeling well, Sam went to the cinema with his friends.
ALTHOUGH
Sam went to the cinema with his friends ______________________________ well.
Sam went to the cinema with his friends ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT FEEL well.