exercice 5
Choisissez entre ‘however’, ‘although’ ou ‘despite’:
1. ___________ the rain, we still went to the park.
2. ___________ it was raining, we still went to the park.
3. It was raining. ___________, we still went to the park.
4. John bought the watch, ___________ the fact that it was expensive.
5. John bough the watch. ___________, it was expensive.
6. ___________ it was expensive, John bought the watch.
7. I finished the homework. It, ___________, wasn’t easy.
8. I finished the homework, ___________ it wasn’t easy.
9. ___________ the fact that it wasn’t easy, I finished the homework.
10. She went for a long walk, ___________ being cold.
11. ___________ she was cold, she went for a long walk.
12. She was cold. She went for a long walk, ___________.
13. The restaurant has a good reputation. ___________, the food was terrible.
14. ___________ the restaurant’s good reputation, the food was terrible.
15. ___________ the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.
Réponses
1. Despite the rain, we still went to the park.
2. Although it was raining, we still went to the park.
3. It was raining. However, we still went to the park.
4. John bought the watch, despite the fact that it was expensive.
5. John bough the watch. However, it was expensive.
6. Although it was expensive, John bought the watch.
7. I finished the homework. It, however, wasn’t easy.
8. I finished the homework, although it wasn’t easy!
9. Despite the fact that it wasn’t easy, I finished the homework.
10. She went for a long walk, despite being cold.
11. Although she was cold, she went for a long walk.
12. She was cold. She went for a long walk, however.
13. The restaurant has a good reputation. However, the food was terrible.
14. Despite the restaurant’s good reputation, the food was terrible.
15. Although the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.