although & despite ‘Although’ and ‘even though’ are conjunctions and have the same meaning. We use the structure; Although and a clause Although there has been no rain, there are still some green areas on the farm. or Even though and a clause Even though I was late, I still got a seat. Despite and in spite of are prepositions and have the same meaning. We use the structure; Despite and noun; Despite the cold, he was wearing shorts and a t-shirt. or Despite and verb + ing Despite feeling sick, I still enjoyed my holiday. The structure for ‘in spite’ is similar; In spite of + a noun; In spite of the noise, I fell asleep quickly. or In spite of + a verb + -ing In spite of being rich, he wasn’t happy. https://soundcloud/australiaplus/although-and-despite
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:30:01 +0000
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