PERBEDAAN ANTARA DESPITE / IN SPITE OF DAN ALTHOUGH / EVEN THOUGH

             

         Despite / in spite of , dan  although / even though mempunyai makna yang sama yaitu MESKIPUN  atau WALAUPUN . Meskipun demikian , kedua kelompok kata ini mempunyai perbedaan yang besar dalam structur kalimatnya .DESPITE dan IN SPITE OF diikuti oleh nomina, sedangkan ALTHOUGH , EVEN THOUGH / THOUGH selalu diikuti oleh clausa ( SUBJEK + VERBA )

         Despite / in spite of + nomina
         Although / even though / though + clausa

  Example

      a. Despite the rain he went to school
                        nomina
      b. In Spite of the rain , he went to school
                           nomina
      c. Although it rained , he went to school.
                           clausa                    
      d. Even though it rained , he went to school.
                                clausa