Aim:
This exercise is to help you to use contrast clauses
correctly.
Introduction:
There are two types of contrast clause, those that give reasons and those that
give surprising reasons. Click on the phrases to see example sentences of how
they are used:
Grammar Tips:
Clause:
A a
clause is a subject noun or noun phrase followed by a verb or verb
phrase; e.g. 'grammar' is a noun, 'some very easy grammar' is a noun phrase,
'is' is a verb, and 'has been' is a verb phrase.
Noun phrase:
A a
noun, or a noun with an article or determiner, and/or
an adjective in front of it, and sometimes with a relative clause after it; e.g.
apple (noun), some apples (determiner and noun), some red apples (determiner,
adjective and noun), some red apples which I am going to eat (determiner,
adjective, noun and relative clause).
After clauses ending in 'the fact that', use a clause, that is part of a
sentence with a subject noun and a verb
Examples:
'I like grammar due to the fact that it is logical.' ('it' is the subject
noun, and 'is' is the verb).
'I like grammar in spite of the fact that it is time-consuming to learn.'
After 'In spite of', use a noun phrase or an '_ing' form.
Example:
'In spite of Hong Kong being a hot place, I like the weather
here.'
It is bad style to start a sentence with 'Because'.
Exercise
Choose the correct word from the
options.drop-down list: