2. Introducing contrasting or opposing ideas ☺ But / yet The book is short but/ yet interesting ☺ In spite of / despite+ gerund/ noun He arrived on time despite / in spite of getting up late ☺ Although/ though / even though / in spite of the fact that…+ sentence Although the pupils hadn’t studied, they all passed the exams ☺ However / nevertheless / on the one hand / on the other hand /even so / on the contrary/( followed by comma+ sentence) She was quite ill. However, she went to school. On the one hand, the beach is fun. On the other hand, I don’t like the sand. ☺ While / whereas+ sentence This book is very interesting, while that one is quite boring.
