Although, Though, Even Though, In spite of, Despite

Although/Even Though/Though and In spite of/Despite

Join the following pairs of sentences twice, using although/though/even though and despite/in spite of.

a.      He is a millionaire. He lives in a simple house.

i.                    Although he is a millionaire, he lives in a simple house.

ii.                  In spite of/despite being a millionaire, he lives in a simple house.

b.      The weather was extremely bad. The pilot landed the plane safely.

i.                    Although the weather was extremely bad, the pilot landed the plane safely.

ii.                  In spite of/despite the bad weather, the pilot landed the plane safely.

c.       We study in the same college. We hardly see each other.

i.                    Although/though/even though we study in the same college, we hardly see each other.

ii.                  In spite of studying in the same college, we hardly see each other.

d.      It rained heavily. We enjoyed our holiday.

i.                    Though/Although it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.

ii.                  In spite of/Despite heavy rain, we enjoyed our holiday.

e.       I had an umbrella. I got wet in the rain.

i.                    Although I had an umbrella, I got wet in the rain.

ii.                  In spite of/Despite having an umbrella, I got wet in the rain.

f.        I was really tired. I could not sleep a moment.

i.                    Although I was really tired, I could not sleep a moment.

ii.                  In spite of being really tired, I could not sleep a moment.

g.      She has very good accent in English. She failed the interview of a newsreader.

i.                    Although she has very good accent in English, she failed the interview of a newsreader.

ii.                  In spite of/Despite having very good accent in English, she failed the interview of a            newsreader.

h.      Lhasa has extremely cold weather in winter. Millions of tourists go there in January.

i. Although Lhasa has extremely cold weather in winter, millions of tourists go there in January.

In spite of/Despite the extremely cold weather in winter in Lhasa, millions of tourists go there in January.

i.        He was badly injured in the first round of the boxing match. He was victorious in the third round.

Although he was badly injured in the first round of the boxing match, he was victorious in the round.

In spite of/Despite his bad injury in the first round of the boxing match, he was victorious in the third round.

Or, He was victorious in the third round the boxing match, despite the bad injury in the first round.