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Pitti Posted 12 years ago
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when shall we use inspiteof and despite

It's heavy rain inspiteof I have gone to my home...pls correct me if i am wrong
  

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'In spite of' means 'regardless of'; 'In spite of heavy rain, I went home.' Or 'I went home in spite of heavy rain.'
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TomJ'In spite of' means 'regardless of'; 'In spite of heavy rain, I went home.' Or 'I went home in spite of heavy rain.'
In spite of (the) heavy rain, I went home.

Is "the' needed?

Thanks.
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Hi,

I think we can use the definite article 'the' if we wish to, but we don't have to. I think 'the' is used when the listener knows what exactly the speaker is talking about. As its name (the definite article) suggests, it is used to particularize things.

I'm not a teacher, tam.
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