Despite, In Spite Of, Although & Even Though.

 Despite and In Spite Of have the same meaning and are used with the same grammar. Despite + Noun not despite of

• Despite the rain, we went to the beach.
• Despite the time, we continued talking.

Despite + Gerund not despite of

• Despite losing her wallet, Jane was in a good mood.
• Despite waiting for an hour, we were glad to sit in the train.

Despite + the fact that + Sentence

• Despite the fact that it was raining, we went to the beach.
• Despite the fact that Jane lost her wallet, she was in a good mood.

In spite of + Noun

• In spite of the rain, we went to the beach.
• In spite of the time, we continued talking.

In spite of + Gerund

• In spite of losing her wallet, Jane was in a good mood.
• In spite of waiting for an hour, we were glad to sit in the train.

In spite of + the fact that + Sentence

• In spite of the fact that it was raining, we went to the beach.
• In spite of the fact that Jane lost her wallet, she was in a good mood.

Although & even though have the same structure, but even though has a stronger meaning. We use although (or) even though + sentence

• Although it was raining, we went to the beach.
• Although Jane lost her wallet, she was in a good mood.
• Even though it was raining, we went to the beach.
• Even though Jane lost her wallet, she was in a good mood.

Now it’s your turn. How about trying to write an original sentence using some of the above patterns.