Adverb Clause of Reason , Result and Concession

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ADVERB CLAUSE OF REASON, RESULT AND CONCESSION

I/ Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence

1. Mai worked hard, ______she passed her exam .

a. so b. although c. because d. though

2. _____ she was very tired, she helped her brother with his homework .

a. Because b. whether c. Although c. so

3. It’s raining hard , _____ we can’t go to the beach .

a. or b. but c. so d. though

4. Nam was absent from class yesterday ____ he felt sick.

a. so b. because c. although d. but

5. Tom has a computer, _____ he doesn’t use it .

a. or b. as because d. but

6. The boy can’t reach the shelf ____ he’s not tall enough.

a. because b. although c. even though d. and

7. The film was boring ____ we went home.

a. so b. when c. but c. if

8. The girl bought the shoes _____ they are very expensive .

a. but b. if c. so d. although

9. He used to smoke a lot ______now he doesn’t smoke any more .

a. still b. therefore c. but d. as

10. She couldn’t unlock it ______she had the wrong key .

a. while b. but c. though d. because

11. ____ it rained, the boys played football .

a. Even b. Even though c. However d. In spite of

12. It was still painful, ____ I went to see a doctor .

a. so b. however c. but d. or

13. Lan likes oranges _____ her sister doesn’t .

a. but b. as c. so because

14. Nam failed the final exam _____ he was lazy .

a. while b. thoughc.because d. but

15. He’s tired _____ he stayed up late watching TV.

a. and b. or c. if d. since

16. Jim can speak English _____ French fluently .

a. also b. but also c. and d. so

17. ______the traffic , I arrived on time .

a. Thoughb. Although b. Even though d. In spite of

18. ______they live near us , we can see them very often .

a. So b. As c. Though d. Even

19. ______I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.

a. If b. Althoughc. While d. However

20. We watched TV the whole evening ______we had nothing better to do .

a. because b. though c. so d. but

21. It’s cheap _____ I don’t like it .

a. and b. because c. so d. however

22. ______it was late , I decided to phone Brian.

a. Despiteb. However c. In spite of d. Though

23. The little boy was hungry ______he ate nothing .

a. although b. so c. but d. and

24. ______the car was cheap , it was in good condition .

a. Althoughb. Because c. As d. If

25. ______tomorrow is a public holiday, all the shops will be shut .

a. As b. Just as c. Althoughd. When

26. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

a. so b. and c. or d. but

27. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold .

a. though b. because c. but d. so

28. ______I tried to persuade her , I didn’t succeed .

a. Because b. So c. Although d. However

29. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

a. so b. since c. as d. though

30. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself .

a. or b. but c. so d. and

31. He had an accident ____ he was careful .

a. even though b. because c. so d. since

32. _____ it was raining , I went swimming .

a. So b. Because c. However d. Although

33. Ann felt ill , ____ she insisted on going to work .

a. though b. so c. and d. but

34. _____ I felt tired , I went to bed early .

a. Although b. So c. As d. However

35. _____ he’s got an English name , he is German .

a. Although b. However c. Because d. Since

36. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired .

a. so b. because c. but d. if

37. We were the better team ____ we lost the match .

a. so b. and c. but d. because

38. Keith decided to give up his job ____ I advised him not to

a. because b. however c. althoughd. since

39. ______we were in town, we often met him .

a. For b. Although C. So d. When

40 . She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications .

a. because b. although c. so d. but

41. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry .

a. even though b. in spite

c. despite d. in spite the fact that

42. In pite _____ , the baseball game was not cancelled .

a. the rain b. of the rain

c. it was raining d. there was a rain

43. ______he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car .

a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite d. Although

44. ______, he walked to the station .

a. Despite being tired b. Although to be tired

c. In spite being tired d. Despite tired

45. The children slept well , despite _____

a. it was noise b. the noise c. of the noise d. noisy

46. She left him ______she still loved him .

a. even if b. even though c. in spite of d. despite

47. ______her lack of hard work , she was promoted .

a. In spite b. Even though c. in spite of d. despite of

48. ______they are brothers, they do not look like .

a. Although b. Even c. Despited. In spite of

49. We are concerned with the problem of energy resources ______we must also think of our environment .

a. despite b. though c. as though d. but

50. ______some Japanese women are successful in business , the majority of Japanese companies are run by men .

a. But b.Even if c. If d. As though

51. The team played on in spite of the rain

a. even if b. if c. in case d. despite

52. ………….. the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time.

a. In case ofb. In spite of

c. Because ofd. But for

53. He was offered the job ………. he had no experience.

a. even thoughb. despitec. whiled. however

54. We postponed the picnic ………………………

a. because it is raining heavilyb. because of the raining heavily

c. because the heavily rain it was d. because it was raining heavily

55. ……… her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture.

a. Although b. Despite c. though d. In spite

56. She went to bed early ……….. she felt tired.

a. althoughb. despite c. because d. because of

57. I couldn’t read the letter ……….. the darkness.

a. despite b. in spite of c. because of d. because

58. The boys were punished ------he made many mistakes.
a. in spite of b. because

c. even thoughd. as if

59------the liberation of women, women can take part in social activities.
a. Because b. Thanks to c. While d. As

60. Despite feeling cold, we kept walking.
a. Although we felt cold, but we kept walking

b. Although we felt cold, we kept walking
c. However cold we felt, but we kept walking

d. However we felt cold, we kept walking

61. She decided to leave her job in the company ------she could earn a lot of money there.
a. becauseb. although

c. despited. since

62. The children laughed a lot because of the funny story.
a. The children laughed because the story is funny.

b. The children laughed because of the story funny
c. The children laughed because it was funny.

d. The children laughed because the story was funny

63. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
a. Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi.
b. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.

c. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
d. Although Bill took a taxi he can’t come to the concert on time.

64. The flight was delayed ------the fog.

a. in spite of b. because of c. though d. since

65. Hong didn’t participate in the contest ------her lack of confidence.
a. because b. because of c. since d. despite

66. He hid that letter in a draw ------no one could read it.
a. so that b. because c. although d . in spite of

67. ------Tom was unable to see anything, he knew some one was in his room.
a. Because b. In case c. Ifd. Even though

68. ------other workers’ constant objection, the director dismissed the worker.
a. Because b. Because of c. Although d. In spite of

69. The mother got angry because ------.
a. her son behaved badly b. her son's bad behavior

c. her son will behave badly d. her son bad behaving

70. He lost his job ------his laziness.
a. due to b. in spite of c. despite d. because

71. She is looking for a new job ------she is tired of doing a routine job day after day.
a. since b. as c. because d. all are correct

72. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.

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a. Because she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone.
b. Because she was very busy, she could answer the phone.
c. Although she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone.
d. Although she was very busy, she could answer the phone.

73. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.

a. Although I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door.

b. Although I tried very hard, I could open the door.

c. In spite of I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door.

d.I couldn't open the door,even though trying very hard.

II/ REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES….
1. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.

Because of ………………………………………………………

2. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.

 In spite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

3. Although English grammar is difficult, we like to study it.

 In spite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

4. Although he is an excellent doctor, he can’t cure lever cancer.

 Despite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Although my friend doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy that new car.

 Despite ………………………………………………………………

6. Although Mai didn’t speak English well, she decided to live in London.

 In spite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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7.Athough he is sick, he goes to school.

 In spite of …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8. Although Lan was tired, she did all her homework carefully.

 Despite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9. Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty.

 Although ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. They worked very hard although they were old.

 In spite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

11. Peter didn’t go to school yesterday because he was sick.