Although or In Spite of

Although or In Spite of

Study the sentence.

•    Although she said they had non-slip soles and were fully waterproof, my feet were soaked

      when I wore them in the rain yesterday.

Study this example situation:

Last year Jaka and Joni spent their holidays by the sea. It rained a lot but they enjoyed themselves.

You can say:

•    Although it rained a lot, they enjoyed themselves.(= It rained a lot but they ....) or

•    In spite of  the rain, they enjoyed themselves.

After although/even though/though we use a subject + verb. After in spite of (or despite) we use a noun, a pronoun (this/that/what etc.) or Verb-ing

 

Exercises

Complete these sentences with although or in spite of.

  1.     ....       all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

  2.    ....        I had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

  3.    I love music  ....    I can’t play a musical instrument.

  4.    ...   being very tired, we carried on walking.

  5.    The heating was full on, but   ...   this the house was still cold.