Linking words & phrases (B2 level) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Is this sentence correct? "However the trains were delayed, we still arrived at the show on time"

Incorrect - Although / Even though / Though

What's the difference between "though" and "although" ?

"Although" is more formal and more common to find in writing.

Complete the sentence "______ than eating pizzas, I prefer to have fruit".

"Rather"

Complete the sentence: "______ I enjoy sport, I really dislike football"

Although / Even though / Though

Complete the sentence "In _____ ______ the bad weather, we could still see Vilafranca from Montserrat".

...spite of...

Complete the sentence "Despite _______ (not do my homework), my teacher wasn't angry".

"...not doing my homework..."

Complete the sentence "In spite of ____ ____ ____ Eva and Ada had never met before, they hit it off immediately".

"...the fact that..."

Complete this sentence so that it's true for you: "Even though I hate English classes..."

(Answer needs to be contrasting the negative idea of hating English classes)

Complete the sentence: "Ada makes many mistakes with verb tenses. __________, she has excellent pronunciation".

However

What phrase means the same as "rather than" ?

Instead of

Complete the sentene: "We decided to go to the concert _______ not having tickets".

despite

Choose the correct option: "We continued climbing in (despite / spite) of feeling exhausted".

spite

What's the grammatical difference between using "although" and "despite" ?

"Although" is followed by a clause. "Despite" is followed by a noun / gerund and NOT a clause.

What is the grammatical difference between using "however" and "although" in a sentence?

"Although" is to contrast ideas in the same sentence. "However" is to contrast one sentence to the previous one.

Choose the correct option: "The Black Friday sales offered huge discounts. (Although / However), last week the products were cheaper!"

However

What's the difference between "although" and "even though" ?

"Even though" adds more emphasis

Is this sentence correct? "I've never been to Paris although I have visited Marseille"

Correct

Is this sentence correct? "Despite of all our arguments, we're still best friends"

Incorrect - Despite / In spite of

Does "despite" and "in spite of" have the same meaning AND can both be used grammatically in the same way?

Yes

Is this sentence correct? "He went to the park instead than going to school"

Incorrect - instead of going / rather than go