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He was not feeling well;__________, he stayed home from work.

consequently

She missed the bus;_________, she arrived late to the office.

therefore

The presentation was clear;________, it was well-received by the audience.

furthermore

The meeting was productive; ________, they made several new plans.

in addition

The day was sunny; ___________, it was quite windy.

on the other hand

The test was difficult;___________, many students did well.

nevertheless

The book was long;__________, it was very engaging.

however

The team practiced hard;__________, they won the championship.

consequently

She forgot her keys;_________, she had to wait outside.

therefore

The concert was amazing;________, the venue was excellent.

furthermore

He finished his homework early; ________, he helped his sister with hers.

in addition

The hotel was affordable; ___________, it lacked some amenities.

on the other hand

She was tired; __________, she finished her work.

nevertheless

He wanted to go for a walk; _________, it was raining outside.

however

He forgot his umbrella; _________, he walked in the rain.

nevertheless

She was tired; ___________, she went to the gym.

however

The hotel was poor, the food terrible, and we had torrential rain for the whole week. ........ short, the holiday was a disaster.

IN

........ most people pass their Proficiency exam first time round a number of candidates will, sadly, fail

WHILE / WHEREAS / ALTHOUGH

Most people are car lovers. Even ........, cars cause enormous damage to the environment.

SO

The reviews of the play were glowing but as a ......... of fact I thought it was terrible!

MATTER

The company has had ........ of its employees taking sick leave and it has decided to crack down on absenteeism.

ENOUGH / MANY / ALL / SEVERAL

As a junior doctor there was ........ a time when I had to seek a second opinion from my superiors before I made a diagnosis.

MANY

In England, polo is a sport that is associated with ........ rich and powerful.

THE

Valerie and Simon can't decide whether to make their home in France or Australia. ........ way it will mean sacrifices for one of them.

EITHER

John doesn't have many friends, just a select ........, who tend to go along with everything he says

FEW

She wants to travel the world eventually but above ........ her priority is to finish her degree course.

ALL

........ as I hate to do this, we'll have to cancel the party if more people don't respond.

MUCH

After borrowing two thousand pounds from you, the very ........ she could do is offer to pay back a little each month.

LEAST

The main reasons for quitting my job were overwork and a meagre salary. There are ........ I could mention but they were the primary factors.

OTHERS

My therapist said I could drop in ........ I wanted to, regardless of whether Iâ€™d made an appointment or not.

WHENEVER

6) More and more people are turning to vegetarianism which ........ say is much better for your health.

THEY / SOME

The chairman outlined his vision for the future but the chief executive argued that ........ a strategy could be detrimental to the company's future.

SUCH

4) The party atmosphere suddenly dissipated, at ........ point I made up my mind to leave.

WHICH

The diner complained so vociferously that the manageress ........ came out of the office to see what the problem was.

HERSELF

The old house, ........ its condition, is likely to sell quickly given the present housing market.

WHATEVER

There were a number of participants at the conference dinner, several of ........ were keynote speakers.

WHOM

She did extremely well in her first professional game, especially ... how nervous she had been beforehand.

considering

giver

provided

how

Being able to hold down a demanding full-time job ... also studying is a combination that few achieve without some difficulty.

whilst

what is "whilst"

considering

provided

The new electric car is expected to go into production soon, ... that any design faults are rectified quickly.

provided

whilst

in spite

considering

The participants in the experiment actually put on weight, ... the fact that they were doing more exercise.

despite

provided

whilst

considering

Expanding on answers at an interview demonstrates good subject knowledge in ... to giving the speaker confidence.

addition

not this one

nope

nah ah

... from allowing the experience to put him off kite surfing, it actually made him more determined to succeed.

Far

Addition

Although

Despite

... many residents are happy with the standard of maintenance in the complex, others feel it is poor, given the high service charges.

Although

Far

In addition

Despite

We had a lot of problems on the journey. It was a complete nightmare. (words)

We had a lot of problems on the journey. In other words, it was a complete nightmare.

He got home. He immediately noticed the broken window. (sooner)

No sooner had he got home than he noticed the broken window.

My parents like to holiday in the city. My grandparents prefer the beach. (while)

While my parents like to holiday in the city, my grandparents prefer the beach.

The arts students have very few morning lectures. The science students have many. (contrast)

The arts students have very few morning lectures. In contrast, the science students have many.

We increased the prices. The sales have fallen. (result)

We increased the prices. As a result, the sales have fallen. / As a result of increasing (the) prices, (the) sales have fallen.

He might be busy. He always finds time to help. (matter)

No matter how busy he is, he always finds time to help.

There's no point trying to persuade him to do the sensible thing; he won't listen. ..., we've decided to let him make his own mistakes.

For this reason

Despite this

The restaurant was very overpriced and we had to wait ages for a table. ..., I'd still recommend it.

Even so

In view of this

Her parents gave her a card and threw a huge party for her 18th birthday. ..., she was given a lot of money for her gap year trip.

Consequently

What's more

... having to look after three young children, she also had to manage two part-time jobs. How?

As well as

As a result of

Living abroad would be the adventure of a lifetime. ..., it might be terribly lonely.

On the other hand

Besides

I don't eat meat. ... does my partner.

Nor

Or

Thor

More

Nigel loves hiking ... does his girlfriend Marie Antoinette.

as

does

was

pas

... Jessica where here. She would know what to do. [R.I.P]

If only

If nonly

Whereas

Wherseas

... the plumber still hasn't come, we won't be able to use the bathroom today.

As

Nor

Yet

Yo

She should be able to join us for dinner, ... her plane arrives on time.

provided that

whereas

yet

as

Simon always had his head in a book ... his brother spent most of his time watching television.

whereas

if only

as

nor

I knew it would have changed a lot ... I still longed to go back.

yet

if only

as

nor

... the gender, it's faily common to find that one tripet writes with a different hand to the others.

whatever

whereas

while

what

... only 150 sets of triplets are born in the UK each year, this means that only 1 i 5,000 births results in triplets.

as though

as yet

since

while

It seems ... the DNA of triplets may not be 100 percent identical.

as though

as yet

since

while

Identical triplets have the same blood type and eye colour, ... their teeth marks and fingerprints are different.

while

as though

since

provided that

... some non-identical triples look very different from each other, other non-identical sets can look remarkably similar.

whereas

whatever

while

since

… do triples look alike, they have identical brain wave patterns, too.

Not only

As though

Since

As yet