The key answer of exercise 22
The key to exercise solutions in chapter Grammar Bank 8 for the textbook Spark 4 - Workbook with authors Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing
Question
Rephrase the sentences using the words in brackets, as in the example.
- She wants to travel around the world. She can't afford it. (while, nevertheless)
- There was a lot of noise. He didn't seem to mind. (despite, although)
- John is an excellent footballer. He rarely goes to games. (in spite of, yet)
- Tim practices very much. He can't improve his guitar playing skills. (no matter, however)
Answer
- a) While she wants to travel around the world, she can't afford it. ; b) She wants to travel around the world. Nevertheless, she can't afford it.
- a) Despite there being a lot of noise, he didn't seem to mind. ; b) Although there was a lot of noise, he didn't seem to mind.
- a) In spite of John being an excellent footballer, he rarely goes to games. ; b) John is an excellent footballer. Yet, he rarely goes to games.
- a) No matter how much Tim practices, he can't improve his guitar playing skills. ; b) Tim practices very much. However, he can't improve his guitar playing skills.
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