in spite of / despite / although 雖然

in spite of / despite / Although 雖然

In spite of, despite and although are all used to show a contrast but there are differences in the structures used with them. 這幾個詞都用來表示對比，但是在使用的時候的句子結構是不一樣的。

In spite of / despite

After in spite of and despite we use a noun or a pronoun. 在in spite of 和despite後面，我們用名詞和代詞。

• We enjoyed our camping holiday in spite of the rain.
• Despite the pain in his leg he completed the marathon.
• Despite having all the necessary qualifications, they didn’t offer me the job.

Remember that the gerund (‘-ing’ form) is the ‘noun’ form of a verb. 請記住動名詞（ing形式）是動詞的名詞形式。

The only difference between in spite of and despite is the ‘of’. In spite of 和despite的唯一區別是of
• Despite of the bad weather, there was a large crowd at the match.

Although

After although we use a subject and a verb. 在although之後，緊跟 主語和動詞 。

• We enjoyed our camping holiday although it rained every day.
• Although he worked very hard, he didn’t manage to pass the exam.
• The holiday was great although the hotel wasn’t very nice.

We can use in spite of and despite with a subject and verb if we include the expression ‘the fact that’. 如果句子裏包含了the fact that，我們可以用 in spite of 和despite跟”主語和動詞"的結構。

• In spite of the fact that he worked very hard, he didn’t manage to pass the exam.
• Despite the fact that he worked very hard, he didn’t manage to pass the exam.

Even though

Even though is a slightly stronger form of although. Even though是although的一個語氣加強的形式。

• We decided to buy the house even though we didn’t really have enough money.
• You keep making that stupid noise even though I’ve asked you to stop three times.

Like although, even though is followed by a subject and a verb. 像 although一樣，even though 也是跟着“一個主語和一個動詞”。