why this paragraph is grammatically wrong? Despite the relative poverty rate dropped from 48,5% in 2002 to 27% in 2011 (whilst over the same period the absolute poverty decreased from 21 to 11%), the unfair divide between wealthy class and the less affluent ones still remains relatively high. You need to say Despite + a noun or noun equivalent .
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