The restaurant has a good reputation. ............. , the food was terrible
However,
........... the restaurant's good reputation, the food was terrible.
In spite of/Despite
She went for a long walk,.................. being cold.
despite/ in spite of
.................the fact that it wasn't easy, I finished the homework.
despite/in spite of
It was raining. ................. , we still went to the park.
However,
................we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
Although
Clare did the work ..................... being ill.
despite/ in spite of
My grandmother is still fully independent. She is nearly 96 years old. (Even though)
Even though my grandmother is nearly 96 years old, she is still fully independent.
He's very charming. I wouldn't trust him at all. (...However,...)
He's very charming. However, I wouldn't trust him at all.
She went to Spain ___________ the fact that her doctor told her to rest.
despite
American cars are generally too large for the Japanese marker, __________ Japanese cars are popular in the USA.
whereas
We went out in ________ of the rain.
spite
