I have to leave by four o'clock so that I don't miss my flight. (so as not to)

Matthew went to the bank so that he could talk to the manager. (so as to)

Despite the fact that Rachel was late, Emma wasn't angry. (although)

I bought the dress in spite of the fact that it was pricey. (even though)

Everybody enjoyed the meal even though the service was terrible. (in spite of)

I called my mother so as to borrow some money. (in order to)

Despite not being in the mood, I went to the party. (even though)

Although the weather was rainy, we had a lot of fun at the beach. (in spite of)

Even though the music was awful, we danced a lot. (despite)

William didn't tell me the truth because he didn't want to hurt my feelings. (so as not to)

In this exercise, you're working on rewriting sentences to maintain their meaning but using different structures. This involves using specific conjunctions or phrases. Let's go through each one:

Original: I have to leave by four o'clock so that I don't miss my flight.
Rewritten: I have to leave by four o'clock so as not to miss my flight.
Original: Matthew went to the bank so that he could talk to the manager.
Rewritten: Matthew went to the bank so as to talk to the manager.
Original: Despite the fact that Rachel was late, Emma wasn't angry.
Rewritten: Although Rachel was late, Emma wasn't angry.
Original: I bought the dress in spite of the fact that it was pricey.
Rewritten: I bought the dress even though it was pricey.
Original: Everybody enjoyed the meal even though the service was terrible.
Rewritten: Everybody enjoyed the meal in spite of the terrible service.
Original: I called my mother so as to borrow some money.
Rewritten: I called my mother in order to borrow some money.
Original: Despite not being in the mood, I went to the party.
Rewritten: Even though I was not in the mood, I went to the party.
Original: Although the weather was rainy, we had a lot of fun at the beach.
Rewritten: In spite of the rainy weather, we had a lot of fun at the beach.
Original: Even though the music was awful, we danced a lot.
Rewritten: Despite the awful music, we danced a lot.
Original: William didn't tell me the truth because he didn't want to hurt my feelings.
Rewritten: William didn't tell me the truth so as not to hurt my feelings.

This exercise helps you understand how to use different conjunctions and phrases to connect ideas in a sentence, which is an important skill in writing clearly and effectively in English.