The English Language
2014
Novi Sad
CONTRASTING CONNECTORS
(in spite of/despite/although/even though/however)
• IN SPITE OF/DESPITE + noun, pronoun or gerund
We enjoyed our camping holiday in spite of the rain.
He completed the marathon despite the pain in his legs.
! NB In spite of & Despite can be used with the expression
the fact that:
Despite the fact that I had invited her, she did not come.
CONTRASTING CONNECTORS
(in spite of/despite/although/even though)
• ALTHOUGH/EVEN THOUGH + subject + verb
Although he worked hard, he failed the exam.
Even though the hotel was not nice, we had a great holiday.
CONTRASTING CONNECTORS
(in spite of/despite/although/even though)
• HOWEVER + new idea (sentence)
The weather in London is bad. However, we had a great time
there.