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REMEMBER!

Grammar Despite/In spite of is used to

Despite/In spite of: review express contrast between
two pieces of information in
1 Complete each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning the same sentence. We use
to the rst. Write no more than THREE words. despite/in spite of before a
1. Although she loves maths, she has decided to become an English noun, a noun phrase or -ing
teacher. form.
In spite of ______, she has decided to become an English teacher. Example:
2. He studied hard, but he didn’t pass the exam. · Despite the low wage, he
Despite ______, he didn’t pass the exam. agreed to take the job.
[noun/noun phrase]
3. Even though he is lazy, he was given the job. · In spite of being o ered a
Despite his ______, he was given the job. low wage, he took the job.
4. Although he is short, he has been accepted into the volleyball team. [-ing form]
Despite ______, he has been accepted into the volleyball team.
5. Even though she has poor health, she works twelve hours a day.
In spite of her ______, she works twelve hours a day.
Verb + to-in nitive/Verb + V-ing Nhi: My dad is encouraging me to choose biology,
Read part of the conversation from chemistry, and physics.
GETTING STARTED. Pay attention to Veronica : Wow! To become a doctor?
the underlined part. Nhi: Yeah, we’ve discussed becoming a doctor, but I
may also become a biologist.

1. Verb + to-in nitive: Some verbs are usually followed by the full in nitive. These verbs include agree,
expect, manage, pretend, tend, promise, attempt, o er, refuse…
Example: I expect to get a good job in the future.
2. Verb + V-ing form: Some verbs are usually followed by the V-ing form. These verbs are nish, stop,
admit, deny, avoid, discuss, keep, mention, mind…
Example: He doesn’t mind working hard to earn more money.
3. There are verbs that can be used with either to-in nitive or V-ing form without a change in meaning.
These verbs are begin, start, continue …
Example: She began working/to work in our o ce last month.
4. There are verbs that can be used with either to-in nitive or V-ing form but there is a change in
meaning. They are as follows:

V-ing to-in nitive
remember Have a memory of doing sth Do sth you have to do
Do you remember doing that part-time job? Did you remember to ask your boss for the day o ?
forget Not remember a past event Not remember sth you have to do
I forgot reading the job ads yesterday. Don’t forget to send your application on time.
try Do sth to discover its qualities or e ects Make an e ort to do sth
He isn’t in the o ce. Try phoning his home number. I tried to get the job, but I failed.
stop Stop an action Interrupt an action to do sth else
She stopped complaining when she was given a promotion. I stopped (my study) to look for a job.

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