CONCESSIVE CLAUSES

1. Although Robert Graves was British , he spent most of his life in Spain (in spite of)

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2. Despite being a very popular tourist destination, Majorca is actually very unspoilt (although)

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3. In spite of the fact that he is best known for his comedies, Woody Allen is a very serious director (despite)

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4. Although Jenn Crowell is already rich and famous, her novel still hasn't been published (despite)

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5. In spite of her success, Jenn has not changed (although)

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6. Although he is only thirty, Paul McKenna is one of the most successful hypnotists in the business (in spite of)

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7. Despite lacking experience, Alexandra Nechita has sold more than 200 paintings (although) ______

8. Although there are buses in my village, very few people actually use them (despite)

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9. Despite believing in God, he seldom goes to church (although)

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10. Although he loves travelling, he rarely goes abroad (in spite of)

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11. Despite the fact that we waited for him for two hours, he didn't turn up (despite)

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12. In spite of the bad weather, we went camping (although)

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13. In spite of the fact it was getting cold, he didn't put his jacket on (in spite of)

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14. Although they had studied hard for the exam, they failed it (despite) ______

15. Despite the good news, she didn't seem to be happy (even though)

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16. Despite the fact that the boy tried to flatter his father, he didn't change his mind (in spite of)

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17. In spite of all their effort, they failed to finish the race (although)

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18. Although the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip (in spite of)

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19. The children slept well despite the noise (in spite of the fact that)

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20. Despite earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents (in spite of the fact that)

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21. John rarely sees Paul although they live in the same town (despite)

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22. Julie failed the exam in spite of working very hard (although)

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23. Tom went to work though he didn't feel very well (despite)

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24. Anna never learned the language in spite of the fact that she had lived there for 2 years (in spite of)

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25. Despite the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain (although)

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26. I couldn't eat although I was very hungry (despite) ______

27. Although the weather was bad, we enjoyed the game (despite)

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28. Liza never talked to him although she loved him (in spite of)

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29. In spite of all our hard work, a lot of things went wrong (although)

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30. She accepted the job in spite of the low salary (despite the fact that)

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31. She went out despite the rain (although)

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32. I was late. However, the others were all on time (although)

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33. They managed it although I wasn't there (in spite of)

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34. Despite being tired, he managed to finish on time (despite the fact that)

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35. In spite of the opportunity, he didn't take advantage of it (although)

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