Despite.
Hello.
My teacher told us that "despite" can be followed either by a concessive clause (subject plus verb) as by a noun or gerund. However, I checked it in my grammar book and it says that this word can be followed only by a noun or gerund. What do you think?
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When using grammar jargon, it's a good idea to provide an example. Was your teacher able to give an example of a concessive clause following despite?
Although it was noisy, I could sleep. [concessive clause]
Despite the noise, I could sleep. [noun]
Although I heard some noise, I could sleep. [concessive clause]
Despite hearing some noise, I could sleep. [gerund / noun clause]
Despite it being noisy, I could sleep. [this is an odd one: pronoun plus participle clause]
So... nouns or gerunds after "despite".
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