Clauses of reason, contrast and result.

.....she was under a lot of pressure, she never complained.

He was very talented. ..., he was very lazy and lacked ambitious.

They won the match ... not having theit star players.

We arrived earlier ... we could sit in the first row.

She is very good. ..., she is not the best.

... his age, he did a very good job.

... she is very good, she is not the best.

We will continue working hard ....to reach a solution.

Sometimes the workers eat in the garden ... fight the stress of their jobs.

He had to deactivate his Facebook account ...the constant threads.

We could attend the conference ... the fact that she didn’t have invitations.

I didn’t say anything ... upset him.