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Transcript
LINKING PHRASES - CONTRAST
ALTHOUGHEVEN THOUGH
IN SPITE OF DESPITE
· We went to the beach in spite of the rain. · Despite the quarrel, they are still best friends.
HOWEVER,
NOUN
-ING
SUBJECT + VERB
· She failed the test in spite of studying hard.
NOT POSSIBLE*
· Although she studied hard, she failed the test.
· She studied hard. However, she failed the test.
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NOT POSSIBLE
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Despite is slightly more formal. They must be followed by a noun or an -ing form.
Despite is slightly more formal. They must be followed by a noun or an -ing form.
- They are conjunctions. That's why they must be followed by clauses.
- Although and even though can be used at the beginning of the sentence and in the middle.
- Even though is stronger than although.
- Though is informal and must be used in the middle of the sentence.
It is normally used at the beginning of a sentence, although it can be at the end of it. It must be separated off by a comma.
If you want to use a clause, you need to use "the fact that". e.g.:Despite the fact that she studied hard, she failed her test.