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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Being rainy

Despite being rainy, we enjoyed our holiday.

Correct? why is not correct if it is not?

  

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Anonymous Despite being rainy, we enjoyed our holiday. It says that we were rainy, but we enjoyed our holiday anyway. To correct it, say Despite the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Despite being rainy, we enjoyed our holiday.
  • It says that we were rainy, but we enjoyed our holiday anyway.
  • To correct it, say Despite the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.
  • You can do a despite phrase with being , but it has to apply to the subject of the sentence which follows.
  • Despite being depressed, she wrote an excellent comic sketch.
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AnonymousDespite being rainy, we enjoyed our holiday.

It says that wewere rainy, but we enjoyed our holiday anyway.

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Aha thank you

What if this

Despite being raining, we enjoyed our holiday.

What does it mean?

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Got it

Despite being raining, the weather was enjoyable.

Good?

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