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suitable conjunctions. Do not use the same conjunctions too
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She knew that the
bench was wet with paint; ______ she sat on it.
She knew that the
bench was wet with paint; yet
she sat on it. |
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The car is cheap
______ economical to run. |
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I failed this time,
______ I'll try again and again until I succeed. |
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Old Mrs Wilson is
gentle ______ kind to everyone. |
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______ of his weight,
Francis was able to outrun all his friends in the race. |
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The walls of the hut
were falling apart; ______ the roof was leaking in many places. |
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Lily ______ her
younger sister are members of the Youth Club. |
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______ he is short,
he is a good volleyball player. |
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Steven was a strong
swimmer; ______ he failed to win the race. |
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Our school team tried
its hardest ______ it was defeated. |
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Write to Uncle Bill
______ ask him when he is going overseas. |
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The sampan was small;
______ it shot ahead of all the other boats in the race. |
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I have applied for
many posts, ______ I have not once been successful. |
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Tony is crippled
______ blind; ______ he is the most cheerful person in the
center. |
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The weather was not
too good for sailing; ______ , we went out in our small boat. |
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In the hamper were
bottled drinks, cakes ______ fruit. |
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The dress was too
small for her; ______ she bought it. |
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______ the car was an
old model, it was still in excellent condition. |
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______ his great age,
he was as strong as any man. |
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______ Jack ______ I
had been asked to help with the fun-fair ______ we had to
refuse. |
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The rooms were large
______ spacious ______ they had a splendid view of the sea.
______ they were very expensive, we decided to take them. |
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The car is cheap
and economical to run. |
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I failed this time,
but I'll try again and again
until I succeed. |
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Old Mrs Wilson is
gentle and kind to everyone. |
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In spite of of his weight,
Francis was able to outrun all his friends in the race. |
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The walls of the hut
were falling apart; furthermore
the roof was leaking in many places. |
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Lily
and her younger sister are
members of the Youth Club. |
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Although he is short, he is
a good volleyball player. |
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Steven was a strong
swimmer; yet/still he failed
to win the race. |
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Our school team tried
its hardest but it was
defeated. |
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Write to Uncle Bill
and ask him when he is going
overseas. |
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The sampan was small;
nevertheless/yet it shot
ahead of all the other boats in the race. |
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I have applied for
many posts, but I have not
once been successful. |
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Tony is crippled
and blind;
nevertheless/still he is the
most cheerful person in the center. |
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The weather was not
too good for sailing; still/yet
, we went out in our small boat. |
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In the hamper were
bottled drinks, cakes and
fruit. |
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The dress was too
small for her; still/yet she
bought it. |
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Although the car was an old
model, it was still in excellent condition. |
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Despite his great age, he
was as strong as any man. |
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Both Jack
and I had been asked to help
with the fun-fair but we had
to refuse. |
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The rooms were large
and spacious
and they had a splendid view
of the sea. Although they
were very expensive, we decided to take them. |
