G5: Adverb Clauses III

G5: Adverb Clauses III - contrast

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

We have two kinds of adverb clauses of contrast - 'surprising results' ... and ... 'direct contrast'.

Do you know the conjunctions for these clauses? Do you understand the meanings?

Do you know which clause to put the conjunction in? Let's find out!

A D V E R B C L A U S E S o f C O N T R A S T
CONJUNCTION	LOCATION	EXAMPLES
but	always in SECOND clause	Hank couldn't really afford the Ferrari, but he bought it anyway.
yet	always in SECOND clause	The student guessed at a lot of questions on the test, yet he got a good score.
so	always in SECOND clause	The university wouldn't give Einstein a job, so he started working at a patent office.
even though although	in clause with the CAUSE of the surprise	Even though I was tired, I finished my homework. ü [comma required] I finished my homework even though I was tired. ü [no comma needed]
though	in clause with the CAUSE of the surprise OR at the end of 2nd (surprise) sentence of a pair, with comma	Though I was tired, I finished my homework. I was tired. I finished my homework, though. [~~although~~ / ~~even though~~]
while	in EITHER clause of direct contrast	While Janice is friendly, her twin sister Janet is shy. ü Janice is friendly, while her twin sister is shy. ü
whereas **	in EITHER clause of direct contrast	Whereas Janice is friendly, her twin sister Janet is shy. ü Janice is friendly, whereas her twin sister is shy. ü
** Note: "Whereas" is very formal, and it's not usually used in conversation.

I appreciated my father’s advice __ I foolishly didn't follow it the first year I was in America.
1. while
2. even though / although / though
3. even though ONLY
4. so
U.S. team captain Clint Dempsey had a broken nose, __ he played in the World Cup game anyway.
1. so
2. but
3. even though
4. while
__ U.S. team captain Clint Dempsey had a broken nose, he played in the World Cup game anyway.
1. Even though
2. So
3. While
4. But
__ Samsung’s profits are improving, Sony’s are going down.
1. While / Whereas
2. While ONLY
3. Whereas ONLY
4. Even though
Apple’s iPhone sales are increasing worldwide, __ the Blackberry is losing popularity.
1. while / whereas
2. while ONLY
3. whereas ONLY
4. even though
Melissa refused to accept money from her parents __ she didn’t have enough to pay her rent last month.
1. while
2. although / though / even though
3. despite
4. because
The water was chilly, __ we went swimming in the lake after our picnic anyway.
1. but / yet
2. even though / though / although
3. so
4. whereas
The United States defeated England and won its freedom in 1783 __ England had the largest army and navy in the world at that time.
1. so
2. while / whereas
3. in spite of
4. though / even though / although
Cindy likes her boyfriend. She doesn’t want to marry him, __.
1. while
2. even though
3. although
4. though
The 1980 U.S. hockey team won the Olympic Gold medal __ no one thought they had a chance before the games began!
1. while
2. so
3. in spite of
4. though / even though / although