Although & Despite

[Ahmed eid]

The difference is very simple

"Although" must be followed by a clause (sub.+verb) like "she was tired" & it can also be followed by a past participle or an adjective like "tired"
So, you can say "Although she was tired,.............." OR "Although tired,............"


"Despite & Inspite of" have the same meaning & usage.
They are both followed by a noun or a gerund (verb+ing)
So, you say "Despite feeling tired,.............."
"Inspite of having alot of money,..............."
"Inspite of the bad weather,he went out"

[I wish you have got the clue]

[Ahmed eid]

Originally Posted by chenjin489

what you mean by "part of a complete clause"? why in "although feeling sick", although is not part of the clause?

Simply Because "feeling sick" doesn't contain a verb in a particular tense.
so we can't say that "feeling sick" is a clause (subject + Verb)

[be real]

Dispite

Because "Although" needs a whole sentence after it..

[mdhunnoo]

Absolutely correct answer 'Despite'

Find below some explanations that would be useful to beginners.

Although / in spite of / despite




After althoughwe use a subject + verb:

• Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
• I didn't get the job although I had all the necessary qualifications.

Compare the meaning of although and because:
• We went out although it was raining.
• We didn't go out because it was raining.

After in spite of or despite, we use a noun, a pronoun (this/that/what etc.) or -ing:
• In spite ofthe rain, we enjoyed our holiday.
• I didn't get the job in spite of having all the necessary qualifications.
• She wasn't well, but in spite of this she went to work.
• In spite of what I said yesterday, I still love you.

Despite is the same as in spite of. Note that we say 'in spite of, but despite (without 'of'):
• She wasn't well, but despitethis she went to work, (not 'despite of this')

You can say 'in spite of the fact(that)...' and 'despite the fact (that)...':

I didn’t get the job in spite of the fact that I had all the necessary qualifications
I didn’t get the job despite the fact (that) I had all the necessary qualifications.

Compare in spite of and because of:
• We went out in spite of the rain, (or ...despite the rain.)
• We didn't go out because of the rain.

Compare although and in spite of / despite:
• Althoughthe traffic was bad. I arrived on time, (not in spite or the traffic was bad (not in spite or the traffic was bad)
In spite of the traffic, I arrived on time (not in spite or the traffic was bad)

I couldn’t sleep although I was very tired (not despite I was tired)
I couldn’t sleep despite being very tired (not despite I was tired)

Have a great day!

[areej123]

Hi I think the correct answer is Despite BUT I do not know why?

[Abir]

For me the true answer's "despite"

[expoobedient]

You need a complete clause for use of 'although' You do not need one for 'despite' Hence 'despite' is more often used nowadays as it allows brevity to an extent

Although she was feeling sick, she continued working

Even though she was feeling sick, she continued working

Despite feeling sick, she continued working

[soutter]

What’s the difference?:
Although feeling sick, she continued working.
and
Despite feeling sick, she continued working.
None ...
… except although can also govern a subordinate finite clause and a non-finite clause but despite can only govern a non-finite clause.

Although feeling sick, she continued working (non-finite clause).
Although she was feeling sick, she continued working (finite clause).

Despite feeling sick, she continued working (non-finite clause).
Despite she was feeling sick, she continued working is impossible.