Ejercicio 2 · Construcción: frase, sustantivo o gerundio

Ficha 2 · Construcción: frase, sustantivo o gerundio (intermedio)

Elige la opción correcta. Fíjate en qué va detrás del conector.

1. ___ being tired, she finished the race.AlthoughBecauseDespiteHoweverDespite + gerundio. Although necesitaría she was tired, y however no puede abrir una subordinada.
2. ___ she was tired, she finished the race.DespiteIn spite ofDue toAlthoughAlthough + sujeto + verbo. Las otras tres piden sustantivo o gerundio.
3. The match was cancelled ___ the bad weather.due toalthoughbecausehoweverdue to + sustantivo. Because pediría the weather was bad.
4. He likes tea, ___ she prefers coffee.howeverwhereasdespitethereforewhereas contrasta dentro de la misma frase, detrás de coma. However exigiría punto delante.
5. It was expensive. ___ , I would buy it again.WhereasAlthoughNeverthelessDespiteNevertheless abre frase nueva. Although y whereas unen dentro de una misma oración.
6. You can borrow it ___ that you return it tomorrow. (siempre que)provided that + presente. Nunca will detrás.
7. You will fail ___ you study harder. (a menos que)unless ya lleva la negación dentro. Unless you don’t study significaría lo contrario.
8. ___ the high price, the product sold well.AlthoughBecauseThereforeIn spite ofIn spite of + sustantivo (the high price). Although necesitaría un verbo.
9. He didn’t prepare the exam. ___ , he failed.ThereforeWhereasAlthoughDespiteTherefore introduce la consecuencia en frase aparte. Es el equivalente formal de so.
10. ___ I was cooking, the phone rang. (mientras)While + sujeto + verbo, normalmente en continuous. También valdría As.