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  • "My dog likes to follow me _______ I go walking."
    whenever / when / while / as / every time
  • "___________ of bad weather, the football match was postponed."
    because
  • "Yes, they were concerned about the weather, _______."
    too / as well
  • "________ in the UK, the USA has cheap gasoline."
    unlike
  • "He works hard, ______ he doesn't earn much."
    but
  • "We were safe inside the house _______ the typhoon raged outside."
    while / as
  • "You can choose one kind of pie for dessert: apple, lemon, _____ raspberry."
    or
  • "The owl _____ the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat."
    and
  • "The company are expanding. ________, they are taking on extra staff."
    therefore / so / consequently / as a result / because of this
  • "We discussed training, education ______ the budget."
    and
  • "Sally _____ her mom went shopping this afternoon, and they bought gifts for Christmas."
    and
  • "_________ it was cold, she went out in shorts."
    although / even though / despite the fact that
  • "_________ the company is expanding, we need to hire more staff."
    because / as / since
  • "________ of the war, they were still happy and thankful."
    in spite
  • "The sea was cold, but he went swimming ____________."
    nevertheless / nonetheless / anyway / in spite of that / despite that / all the same / just the same
  • "________ can I do a back flip, but I can do a cartwheel too."
    not only
  • "Taxes have gone up, ________ social security contributions have gone down."
    whereas / while / but
  • "She studied hard for her exams, and ________, she got the top marks in her class."
    finally / in the end / eventually
  • "Not only are we concerned by the costs, but ______ by the competition."
    also