COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING:

Although / Because / because of / in spite of

1. ALTHOUGH  it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
2. IN SPITE OF  all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
3. ALTHOUGH  we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
4. I went home early BECAUSE  I was feeling unwell.
5. I went to work the next day ALTHOUGH  I was still feeling unwell.
6. She only accepted the job BECAUSE OF  the salary, which was very high.
7. She accepted the job IN SPITE OF  the salary, which was rather low.
8. I managed to get to sleep ALTHOUGH  there was a lot of noise.
9. I couldn't get to sleep BECAUSE OF  the noise.

Change them using the linkers given:

1. In spite of raining a lot, / the rain we enjoyed our holiday.
2. In spite of the fact that we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things    went wrong.
3. Because we hadn’t planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
5. I went to work the next day, in spite of feeling unwell.
7. She accepted the job although the salary was rather low.
8. I managed to get to sleep in spite of the lot of noise.
9. I could get to sleep although there was a lot of noise.