In spite of. Despite the rain they enjoyed it. After although we use a subject + verb: Although it rained a lot
JOINING SENTENCES – CONJUNCTIONS: I. Although though
In formal speaking or writing we can use although
After in spite of or despite we use a noun
still
Despite of the bad weather there was a large crowd at the match. Although. After although we use a subject and a verb. •. We enjoyed our camping holiday
We can use in spite of and despite with a subject and verb if we include the expression 'the fact that'. •. In spite of the fact that he worked very hard he
Although Despite and Inspite of Exercise ó In spite of being free
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If you want to use 'despite' or 'in spite of' before a clause you need to add. 'the fact that'. • I love London despite the bad weather. • I love London in
spite of and despite are synonyms but English learners sometimes combine the terms and come up with errors such as “despite of” or “in despite of” These are not correct and should not be used Despite and in spite of are prepositions that are used to express contrast For example:
2 Despite / In spite of all the difficulties the project started on time and was a success 3 Although / Even though we were warned against doing so we went ahead with the project 4 Despite / In spite of his lack of experience he became a successful businessman 5
in spite of despite + Subject-verb clauses + noun + pronoun + ‘ing’ clause Here are some examples: -Although I was having a good time I left early -Nobody failed though it was a difficult exam -He failed the exam even though he had studied a lot -Even if you don’t like languages they are important for Tourism studies