despite

[lukaszh]

When I want to use "despite" in the sentence, is this sentence right?:

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

Thanks

[Morpheus]

Usually "despite + noun or gerund".

So the correct sentence would be "I like to watch hockey, al(though) I don't play it myself".

[svartnik]

Originally Posted by lukaszh

When I want to use "despite" in the sentence, is this sentence right?:

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

Thanks

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.

Best wishes

Svartnik