exam. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Whatever kinds of exercises he had taken, he got fatter and fatter. Whatever difficulties you encounter, you should always study hard. Whatever others may say, she is certainly right. Whatever jobs he chose, his parents were pleased with him.
III. 1. She didn’t eat much in spite of being hungry/ her being hungry/ her hunger. 2. Despite being good at maths/ his being good at maths, he couldn’t solve the problem. 3. In spite of being over sixty/ his age, Mr. Pike doesn’t wear glasses. 4. Despite (his) having much experience in machinery, he ... 5. In spite of the darkness, they... 6. In spite of the noise, I... 7. Despite the heavy rain, I... 8.in spite of the fog. 9.in spite of their greenness/ their being green/ the greenness of the fruits. 10.in spite of the difficult test/ the difficulty of the test. 11. Despite his strength/ his being strong, I’m ... 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
In spite of his poverty/ his being poor, everybody... Despite the bad weather, the plane ... In spite of the red traffic lights/ the turning red of the traffic lights, he ... In spite of his hard life at that time, he ... Despite the narrow streets, many people ...
17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
Despite his good English, he ... Despite having got an English name/ his English name, he ... In spite of his difficulties, he ... In spite of the bad weather, we ... In spite of not having finished the paper, he ... Despite not feeling alert, she ...
23. Despite his mother’s having told him not to, the child ... (having been told not to by his mother) 24. In spite of disliking it/ her disliking it, she ... 25. In spite of disliking flying/ her disliking flying, Mary ... 26. Despite being sad/ her being sad, Mary ... 27. 28. 29. 30.
Despite her poor memory, the old woman ... Despite having been absent frequently, he ... In spite of being on diet, he ... In spite of the high prices, my daughters ...
CLAUSES AFTER AS IF/ AS THOUGH/... I. 1. stay 2. have stayed 3. drink 4. stood 5. cooked 6. hadn’t arrived 7. had slept 8. was/were 9. hadn’t failed 10. had invited 11. understood 12. went 13. went 14. got 15. knew 16. paid 17. had 18. had swum/ had been swimming 19. had met 20. had won II. 1. I feel as if my head were on fire now. 2. I felt as though I was walking in the air. 3. I’d rather Bill worked hard. 62
