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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

in spite of

0Hello,02br
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001. The hotel did not keep its premises clean. It was warned three times.02br
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00 The hotel did not keep its premises clean 01b00in spite of02b00 01font00being warned02font00 three times.02br
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002. The athlete won the gold medol. He hurt his leg.02br
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00 The athlete won the gold medol 01b00in spite of02b00 01font00 hurting02font00 his leg.02br
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003. She was allowed to take the test. She arrived late.02br
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00 She was allowed to take the test 01b00in spite of02b00 01font00arriving02font00 late.02br
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00I want to know the rule how to connect to sentences using "in spite of".02br
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00The words written in blue are my doubts. 02br
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00Shall I convert the main verb in "ing" form and put after "in spite of"?02br
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00What If there is a helping and main verb both?0-
  

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0 01font 00In spite of02font 00 is a phrasal preposition and means:02br 01blockquote 00 11blockquote 10 21blockquote 20in defiance or contempt of: despite adverse effects of: in opposition to all efforts of ---31i 30Webster's Third New International Dictionary32i 32br 32blockquote 30 22blockquote 20 12blockquote 10I think the sentences are fine. 32font 32br 32blockquote 32blockquote 22blockquote 10 0-

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  • 0 01font 00In spite of02font 00 is a phrasal preposition and means:02br 01blockquote 00 11blockquote 10 21blockquote 20in defiance or contempt of: despite adverse effects of: in opposition to all efforts of ---31i 30Webster's Third New International Dictionary32i 32br 32blockquote 30 22blockquote 20 12blockquote 10I think the sentences are fine.
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0 01font00In spite of02font00 is a phrasal preposition and means:02br
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20in defiance or contempt of: despite adverse effects of: in opposition to all efforts of ---31i30Webster's Third New International Dictionary32i32
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0 Yes, you verb must be in the -ing (gerund) form after "in spite of", since it's a preposition. 0-
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0Hello,02br
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001. He played outside. The weather was bad.02br
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00 a) He played outside in spite of bad weather.02br
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00b) He played outside in spite of being bad weather.02br
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00Which one is correct?02br
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00Actually what is the rule for it, If there is "be" verb only ?0-
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0 This sentence is most clearly expressed without a "be" verb:01blockquote
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11font20He played outside in spite of the bad weather.22font22br
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10Since01font00 in spite of02font00 is a (phrasal) preposit
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0The students were supposed to rewrite the following sentence beginning it with 01u00in spite of02u00 :02br
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00The sentences is : " In general these volunteers feel quite anxious in contact with completely differnt cultures, 01u00however02u00 the experience they go tnrough is always rewarding"02br
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00A
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0 The object of the phrasal preposition 01font00in spite of02font00 is01font00 feeling02font00. 01font00 These volunteers02font00 should be in the genitive case: 01font00 these volunteers' feeling02font00. 02br
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He played outside in spite of being bad weather.
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AnonymousHe played outside in spite of being bad weather.
It's already been explained that this is not acceptable English.
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