Mrs Wong has searched everywhere for her earring. She cannot find it.
_______________________even though_______________________.

Jin Chia insisted on going to the deep end of the pool. He is not a strong swimmer.
Although ____________________________.

Uncle Sam is quite old. But he leads a very active life.
__________________in spite of___________________.

Carlton handed in his Mathematics book. He should have handed in his English book.
_______________________instead_____________________.

Everybody liked the play about Sang Nila Utama, the first ruler of Singapura. There were problems with the sound system.
_______________________despite____________________.

Kesigan wanted to go to the rugby match. He could not go.
_________________although____________________.