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Connectors · CEFR B2 · Confident
These mean the same as although but take a noun or an -ing form, never a full clause with its own verb.
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Despite being tired, he came.
despite / in spite of + noun or -ing
Question 1 of 1
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Example 1 of 1
Despite being tired, he came.
After "despite" you need a noun or -ing, not a clause.
The shape
despite / in spite of + noun or -ing
Show contrast with a noun instead of a clause.
In Hindi
इनका मतलब although जैसा है, पर इनके बाद संज्ञा या -ing आता है, पूरा वाक्य नहीं।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Despite he was tired, he came. | Despite being tired, he came. After "despite" you need a noun or -ing, not a clause. |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
despite / in spite of is a CEFR B2 structure — the confident band — and it belongs to connectors. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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