LINKERS OF CONTRAST AND PURPOSE B2

ALTHOUGH

EVEN THOUGH =BOTH ARE MORE FORMAL THAT THOUGH

THOUGH = AT THE END OF SENTENCES (AS THOUGHT)

HOWEVER = MORE FORMAL THAN BUT (I like it. However, I´m not a big fan )

DESPITE

IN SPITE OF (BOTH HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH)

WE USE A NOUN OR ING FORM AFTER BOTH

WE PUT NOT BEFORE THE -ING FORM (DESPITE NOT HAVING MONEY, SHE MANAGED TO MAKE IT.

USE BOTH + THE FACT THAT + CLAUSE

IN ORDER TO AND SO THAT EXPRESS A PURPOSE

BOTH ARE MORE FORMAL THAT TO AND SO

IN ORDER TO IS FOLLOWED BY THE BASE FORM OF THE VERB

SO THAT IS FOLLOWED BY A CLAUSE

THE NEGATIVE FORM OF IN ORDER TO IS: IN ORDER NOT TO (I ALWAYS STUDY HARD IN ORDER NOT TO FAIL MY EXAMS :)