Answer — Exercise 113.3
Unit 113 - Although / though / even though / In spite of / despite·English Grammar in Use
Question
Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
Answer
- I couldn’t sleep despite being very tired.
- In spite of having very little money, they are happy. / In spite of the fact (that) they have very little money ...
- Although my foot was injured, I managed to walk home. / I managed to walk home although my ...
- I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story. / ... in spite of the story being silly. / ... in spite of the fact (that) the story was silly. / In spite of ... , I enjoyed the film.
- Despite living in the same street, we hardly ever see each other. / Despite the fact (that) we live in ... / We hardly ever see each other despite ...
- Even though I was only out for five minutes, I got very wet in the rain. / I got very wet in the rain even though I was .. .