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| موضوع: Despite, In Spite Of, Although & Even Though. الثلاثاء أبريل 30, 2013 9:41 am | |
| Despite and In Spite Of have the same meaning and are used with the same grammar.
Despite + Noun not despite of
Despite the rain, we went to the beach. Despite the time, we continued talking. Despite + Gerund not despite of
Despite losing her wallet, Jane was in a good mood. Despite waiting for an hour, we were glad to sit in the train.
Despite + the fact that + Sentence
Despite the fact that it was raining, we went to the beach. Despite the fact that Jane lost her wallet, she was in a good mood.
In spite of + Noun
In spite of the rain, we went to the beach. In spite of the time, we continued talking.
In spite of + Gerund
In spite of losing her wallet, Jane was in a good mood. In spite of waiting for an hour, we were glad to sit in the train.
In spite of + the fact that + Sentence
In spite of the fact that it was raining, we went to the beach. In spite of the fact that Jane lost her wallet, she was in a good mood.
Although & even though have the same structure, but even though has a stronger meaning. We use although (or) even though + sentence
Although it was raining, we went to the beach. Although Jane lost her wallet, she was in a good mood. Even though it was raining, we went to the beach. Even though Jane lost her wallet, she was in a good mood. |
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