Adverbial Clause (Contrast)

Even though it was a dark, cloudy day ,____

• I put on my sunglasses

• I didn’t put on my sunglasses

Even though Mira has a cold ,_____.

• she feels okay

• she feels tired

Because gas is so expensive,_____.

• I drive my car a lot

• I avoid driving my car a lot

_______ Melissa has a job, she doesn’t make enough money to support her four children

• even though

• because

• while

• whereas

Jing-Won jumped into the river to rescue a little girl who was drowning ________________________ he wasn’t a good swimmer.

• even though

• because

• while

• whereas

Some people protest certain commercial fishing operations _________________________ dolphins, considered to be highly intelligent and social mammals, are killed unnecessarily.

• even though

• because

• while

• whereas

While some parts of the world get an abundance of rain, others_____ .

• are warm and humid

• are cold and wet

• get little or none

• get a lot

In some nations the favorite beverage is coffee, while_____.

• I like tea

• it has caffeine

• in others it is tea

• they drink

Some people like cream and sugar in their coffee, while ____ .

• others like it black

• others drink hot coffee

• milk is good in coffee too

• sugar can cause cavities

Steve is an interesting storyteller and conversationalist, while his brother_____.

• is a newspaper reporter

• bores other people by talking about himself all the time

• knows a lot of stories too

• has four children