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• We can also put in spite of / despite in the middle of the sentence.
✓ I got sunburn in spite of/ despite wearing a hat.
• We can also use the perfect -ing form to show that the action happened before the result.
✓ I got sunburn in spite of/ despite having worn a hat.
• With in spite of / despite + -ing form, the subject of the main verb must also carry out the action of the -ing verb.
✘ My sunburn was terrible in spite of/ despite wearing a hat.( My sunburn wore a hat!)
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