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Ask for help > What īs the difference between the words although, despite and however?
What īs the difference between the words although, despite and however?
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ellii
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What īs the difference between the words although, despite and however?
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What īs the difference between the words although, despite and however?
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2 Nov 2012
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zailda
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However joins two sentences. Often starting a sentence, it is followed by a comma. In the middle of a sentence it comes between two commas.
The itest was very difficult. However, we got a good grade. (We got, however, a good grade.)
Although joins two clauses.
Although it was very difficult, we got a good grade in the test.
Despite joins a noun phrase to the clause.
Despite the difficulty, we got a good grade.
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2 Nov 2012
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Greek Professor
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In spite of, Despite + noun / pronoun / gerund
despite the high price I bought the dress.
She didn īt pass the exam in spite of studying hard.
Mary objected to the plans, but they went ahead in spite of her.
Although, Though, Even though, In spite of the fact that + subject + verb.
Although he didn īt feel well, he went to work.
Though the weather was cold, he didn īt take a coat.
Even though Andrew was warned of the risks, he decided to travel alone to South America.
In spite of the fact that he had multiple sclerosis, he ran the marathon.
However, Nevertheless, In spite of that, Even so + subject + verb.
The city has a 50 kph limit. However, people are often caught speeding.
We arrived late at the hotel. Nevertheless, they had kept our rooms for us.
I advised him to stay at home. In spite of that, he went to play a tennis match.
The bus was delayed for half an hour. Even so, we go there on time.
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2 Nov 2012
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ellii
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 THANK YOU
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2 Nov 2012
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