What's the difference between despite, in spite of and although?
The meaning is basically the same, but you need to think about the words which come after them.
I went to work although I didn't feel very well.
I went to work despite / in spite of feeling a bit sick.
I went to work despite / in spite of my headache.
Practice 1
Choose the best word(s) to complete these sentences. You will need to decide if it's a noun phrase (after despite) or a clause (after although).
Practice 2
Choose the best word to complete these sentences.