use “despite” before a noun phrase or the –ing form of a verb despite the fog the plane took off despite being foggy the plane took off use “in spite of” before a noun phrase or the –ing form of a v

Use “in spite of” before a noun phrase or the –ing form of a verb:.. In spite of the fog, the plane took off.[r]

Use “despite” before a noun phrase or the –ing form of a verb:

Despite the fog, the plane took off

Despite being foggy, the plane took off

Use “in spite of” before a noun phrase or the –ing form of a verb:

In spite of the fog, the plane took off

In spite of being foggy the plane took off

Use “although” with a clause ( subject+ verb): Although it was foggy, the plane took off

Although he was clever, he failed the exam because he hadn´t studied hard enough