Name:__________________
Date: ____/____/______
Although, however, in spite of/ despite
 Although introduces a clause and is followed by a subject and a verb.
 When the although clause comes first, it is followed by a comma.
 The linker however starts a new sentence and is followed by a comma.

However is much more common in written English than in spoken English.
 The linkers in spite of and despite are followed by a gerund (-ing form) or by
a noun.
 In spite of is more common than despite.
1. Complete the sentences using although and a sentence from the box. Use capital
letter and commas if necessary:
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
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


She’d known him a long time. 
Rob had only seen Linda in a photo.
I hadn’t invited him to mine.
I don’t usually read articles.
She was very tired.
He’d had a big breakfast at seven.
The train was about to leave
She didn’t recognise him in his and sun glasses although sh’d known him a long time.
a) Peter was hungry by ten o’clock _______________________________
b) ____________________________________ she couldn’t get to sleep.
c) ____________________________________ he recognised her as soon
as she got off the train.
d) I always look at the photos in sport magazines _____________________
e) ___________________________________ he stopped to buy a
magazine for the journey.
f) Sam invited me to his party ___________________________________
- her doctor’s advice
- the weather
- her age
- the traffic
- the noise 
- the time
- the number
- the rubbish
- their disagreement
2. Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box:
My parents slept well in spite of the noise we were making downstairs with our
electric guitars.
a) We arrived in time for the flight despite ___________________ on the
road to the airport.
b) We decided to queue for tickets for the Texas concert despite ________
____________ of people in the queue at the tickets office.
c) She woke up at four o’clock this morning but decided to get up despite
_________________.
d) One rainy weekend in November, we decided to go camping in spite of
____________________.
e) Despite _______________________ last weekend, Tim and Dominic are
still good friends.
f) It’s a fascinating and colourful city in spite of _______________ and dirt
in the streets.
g) She continued to drink ten cups of coffee a day despite _____________
_________________________ .
h) My grandmother goes everywhere by bicycle in spite of ______________
Name:__________________
Date: ____/____/______
Although, however, in spite of/ despite
 Although introduces a clause and is followed by a subject and a verb.
 When the although clause comes first, it is followed by a comma.
 The linker however starts a new sentence and is followed by a comma.

However is much more common in written English than in spoken English.
 The linkers in spite of and despite are followed by a gerund (-ing form) or by
a noun.
 In spite of is more common than despite.
1. Complete the sentences using although and a sentence from the box. Use capital
letter and commas if necessary:







She’d known him a long time. 
Rob had only seen Linda in a photo.
I hadn’t invited him to mine.
I don’t usually read articles.
She was very tired.
He’d had a big breakfast at seven.
The train was about to live
She didn’t recognise him in his and sun glasses although she’d known him a long
time.
g) Peter was hungry by ten o’clock _______________________________
h) ____________________________________ she couldn’t get to sleep.
i) ____________________________________ he recognised her as soon
as she got off the train.
j) I always look at the photos in sport magazines _____________________
k) ___________________________________ he stopped to buy a
magazine for the journey.
l) Sam invited me to his party ___________________________________
- her doctor’s advice
- the weather
- her age
- the traffic
- the noise 
- the time
- the number
- the rubbish
- their disagreement
2. Complete sentences with the phrases in the box:
My parents slept well in spite of the noise we were making downstairs with our
electric guitars.
i) We arrived in time for the flight despite ___________________ on the
road to the airport.
j) We decided to queue for tickets for the Texas concert despite ________
____________ of people in the queue at the tickets office.
k) She woke up at four o’clock this morning but decided to get up despite
_________________.
l) One rainy weekend in November, we decided to go camping in spite of
____________________.
m) Despite _______________________ last weekend, Tim and Dominic are
still good friends.
n) It’s a fascinating and colourful city in spite of _______________ and dirt
in the streets.
o) She continued to drink ten cups of coffee a day despite _____________
_________________________ .
p) My grandmother goes everywhere by bicycle in spite of ______________