< TJ > Grammar - Penggunaan 'although', 'despite', & 'in spite of'

By Rizqina Rosma
23 Sept 2012
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< T>
admin, how to differenciate 'although, despite and inspite of' ?

< J >
despite = in spite of
both are preposition

although = even though = though
they are connecting words for adverb-of-cause clause

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so, the sentence structures are as follows:

--> despite + noun
--> in spite of + noun

--> although + clause
--> even though + clause
--> though + clause

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Examples:
We went out in spite of the rain
We went out despite the rain
We went out although it was raining
We went out even though it was raining
We went out though it was raining

He won the game in spite of overwhelming odds.
He won the game despite overwhelming odds.
He won the game although he had to face overwhelming odds.
He won the game even though he had to face overwhelming odds.
He won the game though he had to face overwhelming odds.
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'in spite of' is the opposite of 'because of'
'despite' is the opposite of 'because of'

She passed the exam because of her good teachers.
She passed the exam in spite of her bad teachers.
She passed the exam despite her good teachers.