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in spite of doing sth / in spite of one's doing sth
Hi all!
Look at these two senetences...
'In spite of studying hard he failed to pass the exam'
'In spite of his studying hard he failed to pass the exam'
and please tell me whether there is any diffrence in meaning between them and whether the second one is gramatically correct?
Big thanks in advance! :)
michal
Re: in spite of doing sth / in spite of one's doing sth
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Originally Posted by liamsaleh
Hi all!
Look at these two senetences...
'In spite of studying hard he failed to pass the exam'
'In spite of his studying hard he failed to pass the exam'
and please tell me whether there is any diffrence in meaning between them and whether the second one is gramatically correct?
Big thanks in advance! :)
michal
In spite of something.
Both your sentences are correct.
To me they are equal in meaning.
in spite of doing sth / in spite of one's doing sth 
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