in spite of despite of

After in spite of or despite, we use a noun, a pronoun (this/that/what etc ) or -ing O In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday o I didn't get the job in spite of having the necessary qualifications O She wasn't well, but in spite of this she continued working In spite of what I said yesterday, I still love you

English grammar practice exercise, upper-intermediate In this exercise you will practise despite, in spite of, although and even though Exercise 

1 Despite my warnings, he kept on smoking 2 Although she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end 3 In spite of being bad at pool, 

After in spite of or despite, we use a noun, a pronoun (this/that/what etc ) or -ing 0 In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday o I didn't get the job in spite of 

JOINING SENTENCES – CONJUNCTIONS: I Although, though, even though, in spite of, despite After although we use subject+verb: Although it rained a lot, we  

Despite her strong accent, I understood everything that she said • In spite of the rain, we enjoyed camping very much • Despite his good grades, John didn't get 

Despite and in spite of are prepositions followed by nouns or gerunds While these expressions have very similar meanings, they are used in different structures