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Article excerpt · target grammar marked

The Ever Given crisis revealed just how fragile that model could be. Whereas JIT delivers lower costs and leaner operations, it also creates a single point of failure. While the canal was blocked, companies with no buffer stock found their production lines halted.

Grammar Reference · Contrast Language

whereas — direct

Whereas JIT reduces costs, JIC prioritises resilience. — use at the start of a sentence to set up a direct opposition

while — balanced

While holding stock is expensive, it protects against disruption. — two things are true at the same time but pull in different directions

however — sentence

JIT dominated for decades. However, its fragility was exposed in 2021. — links two separate sentences; placed after a full stop

despite + gerund

Despite costing more, JIC provides essential insurance. — despite is followed by a gerund (-ing), never by a verb + subject clause

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

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1.JIT keeps costs low, it creates supply-chain risk. (add one contrast connector)

2.The canal was blocked for six days. , global trade lost billions each day.

3. holding buffer stock is expensive, it protects companies from disruption.

4. the high cost, many CFOs switched to just-in-case after 2021.

5.Toyota pioneered JIT. , many companies are now reconsidering it.

6. JIT minimises inventory, JIC deliberately holds buffer stocks.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.Despite JIT reduces storage costs, it creates vulnerability.

2.Whereas the canal was closed, companies found their warehouses empty.

3.Toyota pioneered JIT. Nevertheless JIT became the default model globally.

4.While JIC holds buffer stocks but JIT does not.

5.Despite of the high cost, many CFOs chose JIC.

6.The canal blocked for six days; as a result global trade was disrupted.

7.Whereas JIT is lean and JIC is resilient, both have real trade-offs.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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