Let's make a notebook, collect phrases, new words, idioms regularly. Slowly but steadily. Please allow yourself to do your own sentences or use them in your stories then come and copy here.
Types of people.
There are different types of people.Write the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following: acquaintance,bachelor ,boyfriend, colleague,employee, employer, fianc'ee,lodger, motorist , neighbour,optimist ,partner,pedestrian ,pessimist,racist ,spectator ,spinster ,tourist ,vegetarian,widow.1 She is always expecting the best to happen.She is such an ................2 A person who watches a sport or an event rather than takes part in it is called a ..............3 Mrs Brown…
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Please feel free to bring your new words here.
How are you all?
I'm new member here. I hope all you welcome me.
I have to break off for a routine studying in these summer days. Thank you in advance for your understanding, but if you keep going on, it will be appreciated.
See you on next days,
I wish you all "happy summer holidays".
These "in spite of , despite ,although, though" are subordinators and preposition phrases.
Remember ! The same idea can be expressed in many ways.
Sentence Variety=Structures of concessive Contrast=
1-Adverbial Clauses of Contrast:
a)Although he is quite wealthy, he is unhappy (Clauses)
b)Although he had not studied journalism, George wrote articles for a newspaper
c)Though he worked diligently, he failed to finish the project on time.
2-Prepositional Phrases
a)In spite of his great wealth, he is unhappy (Phrases)
b)Despite his lack of training in journalism, George wrote article for a newspaper
c)In spite of / Despite his diligent work, he failed to finish the project on time
3)Though = however, nevertheless
It is hard work. I enjoy it, though.
I hope, it will be useful for you.
-Selma-
In spite of: In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday
I didn't get the job in spite of having the
necessary qualifications.
Despite is the same as In spite of : Despite all our carefull plans, a lot of thing went wrong.
Although: Although I came early, I forgot to punch my card.
Although that man rich, he is not stingy.
Though: The car is expensive, I like the color though.
My girlfriend wasn't beautiful, but liked her smiles though.
if teachers had..xxxxxx..... instead of gun when had been or were going to the war, all enemies would had been destroyed.
I hope to come to close what you meant, Farid.
I could not have gotten to opportunity to make a sentences for them. In addition,I believe in that it is useful to complete our deficients.
Take Care
Give up=The North Korea football team gave up when the Portugal got their fifth goal.
Give back= I am waiting from him to gives back my pen.
Give off= That illegal factory give off toxic flowing to the river.
Give of=Yesterday Marry gave of her time to help flood victims
Give over: Please give over that food to all baggers in that street.
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