Although & Despite

Why? ;-)

My vote goes for Despite.


'Although' acts as a connective, and it introduced adverbial clause instead of a gerund. Do I make sense?

How about this?

Feeling sick, she continued working.

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It works. Just about. ;-)

Gotcha. :lol:

despite

Correct- 'despite' can go with a gerund.;-)

blacknomi said:

How about this?

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I'm new here, it's my first attempt...
I thought that only some linkers (because, after/before, if and when/while)could be turned into participle clauses.

tdol said:

Correct- 'despite' can go with a gerund.;-)

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So, 'although' would not go with gerund?

Although could go with a gerund if it were part of a complete clause:
Although going to the cinema seemed a nice idea, we decided to stay at home.
Although goes with clauses or adjectives, but doesn't fit into thie example in the poll.

I choose Despite. I think Inspite in this case also works as the structure is" despite/ in spite of + N/Ving, Clause".

although + sentence
Despite+ gerund / noun that is the answer

I think "although" will follow by a clause, and "despite" = "in spite of" + nouns.
So in this poll, I use "despite"

despite and although: similar meanings, but different syntax required .
dsespite (inspite of) + noun
Despite feelin sick ..
although (though ) + clause
Although she was feeling sick ..

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blacknomi said:

How about this?

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despite is always folloed by the ing form!!!

Tdol taught me about this a time ago...
It should be despite...:up:

expecting the news is an complete clause?
Meanwhile, in Tdol's example, feeling tired is not a complete clause either.

How about this?
Pick the correct answer:
a) although raining, he came
b)although it rained, he came

What's the best one?

belly_ttt said:

expecting the news is an complete clause?
Meanwhile, in Tdol's example, feeling tired is not a complete clause either.

How about this?
Pick the correct answer:
a) although raining, he came
b)although it rained, he came

What's the best one?

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Hi belly_ttt

I think that the correct is" althought it rained, he came"

although : conjunction
although +clause
Although the storm ended, the sky still looked grey and dark.

despite - preposition
despite + noun
Despite the stormy weather, I went out.
despite + gerund
Despite being ill, he managed to go to work yesterday.

Despite is the correct answer.

diana monzon said:

despite is always folloed by the ing form!!!

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Despite can be followed by a noun, as well.[not only by a gerund].
Despite the bad weather, he went swimming.