- Although it rained a lot, they enjoyed their vacations
- Although the traffic was bad we arrived on time
- I didn't get the job although I had the necessary qualifications
- I couldn't sleep although I was very tired
- I couldn't sleep though I was very tired
- Even though I was very angry, I didn't shout to them
- In spoken English we often use though instead of although
- Sometimes we use even though as an stronger form of although
In spite of / Despite (In spite of / Despite + Noun or pronoun or -ing)
- In spite of / Despite the rain, they enjoyed their vacations
- In spite of / Despite what I said yesterday, I still love you
- I didn't get the job in spite of / despite having the necessary qualifications
- In spite of / Despite the traffic, we arrive on time
- I couldn't sleep in spite of / despite being very tired
- After in spite of / despite we can add the words "the fact that" to allow us connect the whole sentence with a subject followed by a verb:
- In spite of the fact that it rained a lot, we enjoyed our vacations.
- In spite of the fact that I had the necessary qualifications, I didn't get the job.
- Despite the fact I was very tired, I couldn't sleep very well
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