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The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Writing 6 for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning

Question

Rewrite the sentences below, replacing the words in italics with surely, yet or besides.

Answer

  1. There was enormous interest in the new device, yet sales were sluggish.
  2. It was cheap to produce. Besides, it was beautiful to look at. / Besides being cheap to produce, it was beautiful to look at.
  3. Surely this is the greatest achievement of the 21st century so far.
  4. Some may argue that many others were working on the problem, but surely his was the biggest and most decisive contribution.
  5. The train was fast and comfortable, and besides, it was the cheapest option.
  6. He made millions from his invention, yet he died in poverty.