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I. Answer the following questions according to their instruction.

1. What structure do despite, in spite of, although, though, even though and however have?

These words are used to show contrast. They connect two ideas that are surprising or opposite to each other.
* Although / Though / Even though: These are followed by a subject and a verb (a full clause).
* *Example:* Although it rained, we went out.
* Despite / In spite of: These are usually followed by a noun or a verb ending in -ing.
* *Example:* Despite the rain, we went out.
* However: This is often used at the start of a new sentence or after a semicolon to introduce a contrasting idea.
* *Example:* It rained. However, we went out.

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2. Re-write the following pair of sentences using however, despite/in spite of, although, even though/though, despite/in spite of the fact that in different positions.

*(Note: The original sentence C contains a typo "very well" which likely means "very big" or "in good condition." I have treated it as a positive quality contrasting with the price. Sentence D contains a typo "tremble" which likely means "terrible.")*

A. My grandmother is very old. She can still read without glasses.
* Although: Although my grandmother is very old, she can still read without glasses.
* Despite: Despite her old age, my grandmother can still read without glasses.
* However: My grandmother is very old; however, she can still read without glasses.
* ...though: My grandmother is very old. She can still read without glasses, though.

B. The police men ran fast. They couldn’t catch the thief.
* Even though: Even though the policemen ran fast, they couldn’t catch the thief.
* In spite of: In spite of running fast, the policemen couldn’t catch the thief.
* However: The policemen ran fast; however, they couldn’t catch the thief.

C. The house is nice [and big]. It is still overpriced.
* Though: Though the house is nice, it is still overpriced.
* Despite the fact that: Despite the fact that the house is nice, it is still overpriced.
* However: The house is nice. However, it is still overpriced.

D. The restaurant has a good reputation. The food was terrible.
* Although: Although the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.
* In spite of: In spite of its good reputation, the food at the restaurant was terrible.
* ...though: The restaurant has a good reputation. The food was terrible, though.

E. We had planned everything carefully. A lot of things went wrong.
* Even though: Even though we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
* Despite: Despite our careful planning, a lot of things went wrong.
* However: We had planned everything carefully; however, a lot of things went wrong.

F. I went to work the next day. I was still feeling ill.
* Though: Though I was still feeling ill, I went to work the next day.
* In spite of the fact that: In spite of the fact that I was still feeling ill, I went to work the next day.
* However: I was still feeling ill. However, I went to work the next day.

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