Despite??

Hi Phebe,

Welcome to the Forum.

You can say either of these -

Despite the rain, I went to the park.

In spite of the rain, I went to the park.

Best wishes, Clive

Unfortunately he went despite my warning.

okay, i understand now...
but is that mean after Despite, it should be a noun?

Hi,

Yes, or something like a noun, eg a gerund or a pronoun.

Clive

0 what's wrong here?02br
00"Despite he was wearing helmet,he was still badly injured"02br
00I'm a student from Roumania and I need your help.I have more questions....could you help me,please? 0-

0 You can say "Despite the fact that he was wearing a helmet, was still badly injured."02br
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00Or better02br
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00"Although he was wearing a helmet, he was still badly injured." 0-

0 Note: The first suggested sentence should be "Despite the fact that he was wearing a helmet, he was still badly injured." 0-

0 ooo...thank you...I have one more question,because you said something about "although"...02br
00"although he had survived the battle,the soldier later died of his wounds"02br
00what's the mistake?02br
00although he survived..? 0-

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10"Despite 11font10he12font10 11font10was wearing12font10 helmet,he was still badly injured"12br
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11i00Despite02i00 is not a conjun

0ok....sorry for that....but could you tell me the right answer?02br
00my English teacher said is"despite wearing..."02br
00but I don't understand...02br
00can I start a thread with all my questions?02img0-