{"id":72194,"date":"2019-09-16T06:21:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T06:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72194"},"modified":"2019-09-16T06:21:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T06:21:45","slug":"but-vs-though-vs-despite-vs-in-spite-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/but-vs-though-vs-despite-vs-in-spite-of\/","title":{"rendered":"But vs. Though vs. Despite vs. In Spite Of"},"content":{"rendered":"
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All of these words show contrast. But <\/b>and though<\/b> are conjunctions. They are used to join two clauses together. In spite of<\/b> and despite <\/b>are prepositions. They are followed by a noun or an -ing form.<\/p>\n

Read the following sentences.<\/p>\n

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  • Her performance was good. Still she did not win the first prize.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    We can combine these two sentences into one in the following ways.<\/p>\n

    Using though<\/h5>\n
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    • Though<\/b> her performance was good, she did not win the first prize. OR She did not win the first prize though her performance was good<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Note that though<\/b> and its clause can come either before or after the main clause.<\/p>\n

      Using but<\/h5>\n
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      • Her performance was good but she did not win the first prize.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        We do not usually begin sentences with but.<\/p>\n

        Using in spite of and despite<\/h5>\n
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        • In spite of her good performance<\/b>, she did not win the first prize.<\/li>\n
        • In spite of her performance being good<\/b>, she did not win the first prize.<\/li>\n
        • Despite her good performance<\/b>, she did not win the first prize.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Despite<\/b> is more formal than in spite of<\/b>.<\/p>\n

          Another example is given below.<\/p>\n

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          • It was raining. Still we went out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            We can combine these two sentences in the following ways.<\/p>\n

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            • Though<\/b> it was raining, we went out.<\/li>\n
            • It was raining but<\/b> we went out.<\/li>\n
            • We went out in spite of<\/b> the rain.<\/li>\n
            • We went out despite<\/b> the rain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • I had a headache. Still I enjoyed the film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                We can combine these two sentences into one.<\/p>\n

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                • Though<\/b> I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.<\/li>\n
                • I had a headache but<\/b> I enjoyed the film.<\/li>\n
                • In spite of having<\/b> a headache, I enjoyed the film.<\/li>\n
                • Despite having<\/b> a headache, I enjoyed the film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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