In spite of Vs despite

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🍀In spite of / Despite / Though/ Although/ However (সত্তেও/ যদিও)

🍀In spite of + noun / noun phrase :

✏️He came to University in spite of sickness.

(অসুস্থতা সত্ত্বেও সে ভার্সিটিতে এসেছিলো)

🍀Preposition এর পরে কখনো Verb হয় না। অর্থাৎ Verb থাকলে তার সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়ে Noun হয়ে যায় (যেমন Swim→ Swimming) অথবা Noun form হবে।

✏️She is not happy in spite of being rich.

(ধনী হওয়া সত্ত্বেও সে সুখী না)

✏️He doesn’t drive in spite of having a car.

(একটা গাড়ি থাকা সত্ত্বেও সে চালায় না)

✏️He can run fast in spite of being fat.

(মোটা হওয়া সত্ত্বেও সে দ্রুত দৌড়াতে পারে)

✏️In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.

(তার বয়স হওয়া সত্ত্বেও সে এখনো কর্মঠ)

💢Note: In spite of এর বদলে despite ও দেয়া যাবে। কিন্তু despiteএর পরে of হবে না।

She went to University despite her sickness.

(অসুস্থতা সত্ত্বেও  ভার্সিটিতে গিয়েছিলাম)

💢 Although / though (যদিও):

✏️ Though/ although the was expensive, she bought it for her boyfriend.

✏️ He passed the test though/ although he didn't get the job.

✏️Though/ although I do not usually drink coffee, I have had 3 cups today.

💢 However:

✏️Tina wanted to be just friends. However, Mahi wanted much more.

✏️ He passed the test. However, he didn't get the job.

💢Though and although are conjunctions. They go before a clause. Despite and in spite of are prepositions. They go before a noun or noun equivalent. 'However' is a transitional adverb. It goes at the beginning of a sentence. 

💢Despite and in spite of are a preposition and a three-word prepositional phrase that have the same meaning. Both of them mean “even though,” “although,” or “regardless of.” We use them to show the contrast between something that’s expected and a different outcome.

Prepared by Noor E Alam