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Ch 6

Fronting and Concessive Inversion

Strange though it may seem · Try as I might · as did her sister · Gone are the days · That I can understand

Exercise 1
Choose the correct form
8 points
Tap the correct answer.
1
_____ it may sound, I prefer winter.
2
Try _____ , I couldn't remember her name.
3
_____ I admire her, I think she's wrong.
4
He voted against it, as _____ most of his colleagues.
5
_____ are the days of cheap flights.
6
_____ in the corner was an old piano.
7
_____ though he was, he refused to give up.
8
She won the race, as _____ .
Exercise 2
Rewrite the sentence
6 points
Complete the second sentence so it means the same.
1
Although she was talented, she struggled. (THOUGH) → she was, she struggled.
2
However hard I tried, I couldn't win. (TRY) → I might, I couldn't win.
3
Although I like him a lot, I disagree. (MUCH) → I like him, I disagree.
4
Her brother went to university, and so did she. → She went to university, as her brother.
5
The days when people wrote letters have gone. → the days when people wrote letters.
6
Although it seems odd, it's true. (ODD) → it may seem, it's true.