ESL Writing

Sentence Pattern:
Although [sentence], [sentence]
Even though [sentence], [sentence]

Examples:
It was raining, but I still walked to school.
-Although it was raining, I walked to school.
-Even though it was raining, I walked to school.

I’m a vegetarian, but I sometimes eat fish.
-Although I’m a vegetarian, I sometimes eat fish.
-Even though I’m a vegetarian, I sometimes eat fish.

We missed the beginning of the movie, but we still enjoyed it a lot.
-Even though we missed the beginning of the movie, we enjoyed it a lot.
-Although we missed the beginning of the movie, we still enjoyed it a lot.

Rewrite these sentences using “although” or “even though”. (See page 78 for sample answers.)

1. I believe in ghosts, but I don’t have any evidence that they exist.

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2. I moved to the USA, but I still keep in touch with my friends in Korea.

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3. Craig is sick today, but he is still working very hard.

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4. I hurried to the post office, but it was closed when I got there.

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