| 1. He jumped in the water to save the young girl, _______________ being unable to swim himself. |  |  | 
| 2. Someone once joked that dogs think you're family, _______________ cats think you're staff. |  |  | 
| 3. We didn't go anywhere exotic for our holiday. _______________, we had a simply wonderful time. |  |  | 
| 4. The rent is a little high; _______________, it's a very nice house. |  |  | 
| 5. She kept the old photos for sentimental reasons __________ she knew she would never see him again. |  |  | 
| 6. I'm not at all brave; __________, I'm a total chicken. |  |  | 
| 7. We cannot really reduce the destruction of our environment __________ we change our philosophy of consumerism in this society. |  |  | 
| 8. Recent polls show that most Canadians oppose censorship of the Internet. __________ the government is happy to ignore the issue of pornographic websites. |  |  | 
| 9. Koalas and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints and, __________, koala prints cannot be distinguished from human fingerprints. |  |  | 
| 10. You need to come to class on time. __________, you need to work harder on your homework. |  |  | 
| 11. Your mark in History is somewhat low. __________, your Chemistry mark is excellent. |  |  | 
| 12. Studies show that if you are right-handed; your right fingernails will grow faster; __________ the fingernails on the left hand of a left-handed person.  |  |  |