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Old 29-Aug-2004, 17:06
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My vote goes for Despite.


'Although' acts as a connective, and it introduced adverbial clause instead of a gerund. Do I make sense? :)
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Old 30-Aug-2004, 07:54
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How about this?

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Feeling sick, she continued working.
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It works. Just about.
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Correct- 'despite' can go with a gerund.
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How about this?
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.
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Correct- 'despite' can go with a gerund.
So, 'although' would not go with gerund?
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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.
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