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Old 28-Nov-2006, 20:34
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Default Re: despite

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Originally Posted by lukaszh View Post
When I want to use "despite" in the sentence, is this sentence right?:

I like watching TV, despite I don't play it.

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Hi,

I am affraid, not.
Despite is a preposition whose object is a noun (clause/phrase).

I like watching football, despite the fact that I do not play it?
Are these confronting ideas in the two clauses, anyway?
IMO, they do not.

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Svartnik

Last edited by svartnik; 28-Nov-2006 at 21:07. Reason: Ineffectively communicating my ideas :)
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