1. The English Language 2014 Novi Sad

2. CONTRASTING CONNECTORS ( in spite of/despite/although/even though/however ) IN SPITE OF/DESPITE + noun, pronoun or gerund We enjoyed our camping holiday in spite of the rain. He completed the marathon despite the pain in his legs. ! NB In spite of & Despite can be used with the expression the fact that: Despite the fact that I had invited her, she did not come.

3. CONTRASTING CONNECTORS (in spite of/despite/although/even though) ALTHOUGH/EVEN THOUGH + subject + verb Although he worked hard, he failed the exam. Even though the hotel was not nice, we had a great holiday.

4. CONTRASTING CONNECTORS (in spite of/despite/although/even though) HOWEVER + new idea (sentence) The weather in London is bad. However, we had a great time there.