👆 Suitable for Upper Primary students!
Despite and In spite of are used in the same way to introduce a surprising result.
Example 1. The baby slept soundly. There were loud noises.
Despite the loud noises, the baby slept soundly.
In spite of the loud noises, the baby slept soundly.
The surprising result is that “the baby slept soundly”, so it should come after “Despite” or “In spite of”!
(A) verb-ing
(B) his / her / their (noun), or
(C) the fact that (name of person)
Example 2. John was fearful. John did not show it.
(A) Despite being fearful, John did not show it.
(B) Despite his fear, John did not show it.
(C) Despite the fact that John was fearful, he did not show it.
The word "Despite" can be replaced with "In spite of" too!
NOTE. In Examples 2A and 2B, we use the name in the second part of the sentence!
Wrong: Despite John's fear, he did not show it.
Correct: Despite his fear, John did not show it.
Here are the clear steps for you to transform such sentences!
Step 1. Identify the surprising result.
Step 2. Add the surprising result after the words "despite" or "in spite of"
Step 3. Transform the sentence, with the surprising result starting with:
(A) verb-ing
(B) his / her / their (noun), or
(C) the fact that (name of person)
Step 4. Check the sentence!
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