RULE: To contrast ideas and facts, we use these linking words: although, even though, however, despite, in spite of and nevertheless. 1 Despite and are followed by a noun phrase…

RULE: To contrast ideas and facts, we use these linking words: although, even though, however, despite, in spite of and nevertheless. 1 Despite and are followed by a noun phrase or a gerund. They can be used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. 2 Although and are followed by a full clause. They can be used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. 3 However and introduce the contrasting idea and come at the beginning of a new sentence. They are followed by a comma. the centences using the word in brackets.