Addition: and, also, in addition, not only but also, moreover, furthermore, besides.

. in the same way, similarly, likewise, just as, both and Contrast and concession: but, however, on the other hand, in contrast, on the contrary, instead, nevertheless, yet, still, even so, neither nor. though, although,even though, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, whereas, while. Purpose: in order that, lest, so that, that Cause and effect: as, because, because of, due to, since, for, consequently, as a result, for this reason, therefore Complete the sentences with although or in spite of. _______ all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong. _______ I love music, I cant play a musical instrument. _______ being very tired, we kept on walking. _______ the heat was turned all the way up, the house was still cold. Keith decided to quit his job _______ I advised him not to do so.
Fill in the blanks with And 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. as well as not only ... but also Besides in addition both ... and

______ reading, she likes listening to music. Her father bought her a car for her birthday. ______ he also gave her some jewelry. She is taking up law ______ English at Victoria University. ______ Ali Baba ______ Kasim Baba became rich after they found the hidden treasure. He has just bought a book ______ some pencils. Henry is ______ kind ______ generous.

Choose the correct option! 1. Lorena seems to be quite clever. ......., she often gets low marks. (furthermore/nevertheless/otherwise) 2. The service at this restaurant is excellent. .........., the food is delicious. (however/in addition) 3. I've never been to Argentina, .........having relatives there. (as well as/despite/furthermore) 4. Jordi is a careful driver. .........., hes had several accidents. (moreover/however/whereas) 5. Cristina loves playing sport, ........ shes not very good at it. (and/but/or) 6. Anna is talented at music.......... art. (as well as/in spite of/or else) 7. We must strive to succeed ..the idle deserve not success. (in order that, until, for) Rewrite the following sentences using the connector in brackets. 1. Isabel apologised several times. Nevertheless, Pau wouldnt speak to her. (but) 2. We decided to walk even though it was raining. (in spite of) 3. Roger works very hard to help his parents. Hes also a good student. (In addition) (Two different sentences) 4. Im keen on Ice cream. In addition, Im keen on chocolate. (as well as) 5. Youre late again. Furthermore, you havent brought your books. (and)

6. On the one hand, Id love to come. On the other hand, I really havent got the time. (However) 7. Rome is a great place to visit, but it has got terrible traffic problems. (despite) Complete these sentences with the correct conjunction! The crops will fail _______ we have rain soon. The sailing party will start to-morrow at ten o'clock__________ the weather is fine. John has been out sailing every day ________ he bought his new boat. I have it written down ________ I can remember. Stefano Casiraghi absolutely refused to give up speedboat racing, ___ his wife begged him to. I wanted to give him some money after he helped me with the car, ___ he absolutely refused to accept it. Watch the path, ________ you trip and fall. This year Swissair has gone bankrupt, ___ in the future the authorities hope that Crossair Plus will be a success. I work as a teacher, so my salary is not very big, ___ my neighbour is a banker and earns at least five times as much as I do. He studied hard ________ he may have a better future. They were happy with their marks after the test, ___ they expected them to be a bit higher. I always have both grapefruit juice and coffee with milk for breakfast, ___ my husband drinks only black tea. ____the bad weather, government cancelled all flights in that day. You need to wear helmet, _____ you may get a severe injury during this field work. Keep the food in the fridge ________ it can stay fresh. Complete these sentences with the correct conjunction! 1. The world is making steady progress towards the recovery of the ozone layer. Recent studies show that the total amount of ozone depleting chemicals in the troposphere are declining _________ its slow speed. 2. In the United States, the foreign-born population is extremely heterogeneous in terms of labor market performance as measured by labor force participation and unemployment rates. The US-born population as well as the North/West European, Canadian, and African immigrants have labor force participation rates of over 72 percent. _________, Mexican, West Asian, Caribbean and Central American immigrants have considerably lower rates of labor force participation (between 62% and 66%). 3. _________ 1750, methane concentrations in the atmosphere have increased by more than 140%. The primary sources for the additional methane added to the atmosphere (in order of importance) are rice cultivation, domestic grazing animals, termites, landfills, coal mining, and oil and gas extraction. Anaerobic conditions associated with rice paddy flooding results in the formation of methane gas. _________, an accurate estimate of how much methane is being produced from rice paddies has been difficult to obtain. Although the JavaScript language was first developed by Netscape, Microsoft incorporated its version of the language, called JScript, in Internet Explorer 3. The core language part of JScript is essentially identical to that of JavaScript in Netscape Navigator _________ the fact that it is usually one generation behind. The lower the detector's frequency, the deeper it will penetrate. However, its sensitivity to smaller targets may be reduced. _________ , the higher the detector's frequency, the higher its sensitivity to even the smallest targets, but it may not penetrate as deeply.