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Catull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
In spite of + noun?
How do you use "in spite of/despite" correctly?
Intermediate Grammar in Use says:
"After in spite of" or "despite", wie use a noun, a pronoun or - ing:
"In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday"
"in spite of the traffic, we arrived on time" (not: In spite of the traffic was bad)
Why can't you say the sentence above (In spite of the traffic was bad, we arrived on time)?
The spite of is still followed by a noun?
For example couldn't you just use the following sentences?
"Despite the passive being difficult, you mastered this grammar point!"
"Despite the passive is difficult, you mastered this grammar point!"
"Despite the snow, we got through the traffic"
"Despite the snow was falling heavily, we got through the traffic"
"Despite the snow falling heavily, we got..."
There is always a noun after the "despite", so do I think at least two examples are grammatically wrong?
Intermediate Grammar in Use says:
"After in spite of" or "despite", wie use a noun, a pronoun or - ing:
"In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday"
"in spite of the traffic, we arrived on time" (not: In spite of the traffic was bad)
Why can't you say the sentence above (In spite of the traffic was bad, we arrived on time)?
The spite of is still followed by a noun?
For example couldn't you just use the following sentences?
"Despite the passive being difficult, you mastered this grammar point!"
"Despite the passive is difficult, you mastered this grammar point!"
"Despite the snow, we got through the traffic"
"Despite the snow was falling heavily, we got through the traffic"
"Despite the snow falling heavily, we got..."
There is always a noun after the "despite", so do I think at least two examples are grammatically wrong?
Top answer
" The gerund (-ing) form seems unnaturally awkward, so find a different way to say what you want. "
- " The gerund (-ing) form seems unnaturally awkward, so find a different way to say what you want.
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If you want to use a full clause, use "despite the fact that..."
The gerund (-ing) form seems unnaturally awkward, so find a different way to say what you want.
"Despite the passive being difficult, you mastered this grammar point!" (Awkward - avoid this; use the next sentence instead)
"Despite the difficulty of the passive voice, you mastered this grammar point!"
The gerund (-ing) form seems unnaturally awkward, so find a different way to say what you want.
"Despite the passive being difficult, you mastered this grammar point!" (Awkward - avoid this; use the next sentence instead)
"Despite the difficulty of the passive voice, you mastered this grammar point!"
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