Eng
counterintuitive / more polished / when there is a decent / highly glanceable /
Connecting words
consequntly, as a result, therefore, thus - это болееформальное выражение So
Correct. "In spite of" is followed by a noun, not a verb clause. You can also use the –ing form of the verb in these sentences: " In spite of preparing ..."
Never start a sentence with But.
You can ONLY start a sentence with Because if there are two clauses in the sentence.
Either means one or the other.
Both is often used with ‘of’. But you must always use a determiner (the, my, these, those, his etc) before the noun.
You can use both ... and ...; neither ... nor ..., and either ... or
However, neither event a nor event b happened. Therefore the third conditional describes hypothetical, imaginary situations.
The third conditional is often used to criticise: Or regret
I wonder ____ he’s moved house yet.
whether Correct. If a question does not have a question word (Where, What, Why etc.) use if or whether before the question.