{"id":1846,"date":"2017-02-14T15:49:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T15:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2017-02-17T15:42:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T15:42:49","slug":"though-although-despite-in-spite-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/though-although-despite-in-spite-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Though, although, despite, in spite of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/usage\/although-though.htm\"><strong>Though and although<\/strong><\/a> are conjunctions. They are followed by an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/kinds-adverb-clauses-1.htm\">adverb clause.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/usage\/but-though-in-spite-of-despite.htm\"><strong>Despite and in spite of<\/strong><\/a> are prepositions. They are followed by nouns.<\/p>\n<h2>Exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Complete the following sentences.<\/p>\n<p>1. We went out \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the hailstorm. (despite \/ though)<\/p>\n<p>2. We went out \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 it was snowing. (despite \/ though)<\/p>\n<p>3. She passed her exam \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. having a bad teacher. (in spite of \/ although)<\/p>\n<p>4. She failed her exam \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. she had a good teacher. (although \/ despite)<\/p>\n<p>5. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. having made a spirited effort, we couldn\u2019t win the contract. (Despite \/ Although)<\/p>\n<p>6. We understood him \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 him strong accent. (though \/ despite)<\/p>\n<p>7. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 having worked very hard, she failed her exam. (In spite of \/ Although)<\/p>\n<p>8. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 the watch was expensive, I decided to buy it. (Though \/ In spite of)<\/p>\n<p>9. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. having a degree in commerce, he can\u2019t fill out his tax form. (In spite of \/ Though)<\/p>\n<p>10. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 I had a headache, I enjoyed the movie. (Although \/ Despite)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. We went out <strong>despite<\/strong> the hailstorm.<\/p>\n<p>2. We went out <strong>though<\/strong> it was snowing.<\/p>\n<p>3. She passed her exam <strong>in spite of<\/strong> having a bad teacher.<\/p>\n<p>4. She failed her exam<strong> although<\/strong> she had a good teacher.<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Despite<\/strong> having made a spirited effort, we couldn\u2019t win the contract.<\/p>\n<p>6. We understood him <strong>despite<\/strong> his strong accent.<\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>In spite of<\/strong> having worked very hard, she failed her exam.<\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>Though<\/strong> the watch was expensive, I decided to buy it.<\/p>\n<p>9. <strong>In spite of<\/strong> having a degree in commerce, he can\u2019t fill out his tax form.<\/p>\n<p>10. <strong>Although<\/strong> I had a headache, I enjoyed the movie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The conjunctions <strong>although and though<\/strong> mean the same. <strong>Although<\/strong> is slightly more formal.<\/p>\n<p>The prepositions <strong>despite and in spite of<\/strong> have the same meaning. Note that <strong>in spite of<\/strong> is written as three words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though and although are conjunctions. They are followed by an adverb clause. Despite and in spite of are prepositions. They are followed by nouns. Exercise Complete the following sentences. 1. 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