Combination of two/more clauses, that implies a contrast between circumtances.

THOUGH, ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH, IN SPITE OF or DESPITE are conjuctions for the combination.

Example: - Though he was very tired, he work hard S be Adj Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time - Even though it is raining very hard, he keeps on walking
IN SPITE OF / DESPITE VING/ BEING / PRONOUN / NOUN PHRASE

Example In spite of being very tired, he worked hard Despite the bad condition, I went to school.

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(in spite of/even though) all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

She isnt particularly well paid (although/in spite of) she has a very responsible job.
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He decided to accept the job (despite/although)bthe salary was low.

(though/in spite of) her age, she dresss like a teenager. He wasnt well, but (in spite of/although) this, he went to work. (even though/in spite of) I was very tired, I couldnt sleep last night. (despite/even though) his injured foot, the man managed to walk to the village. Silvi came late (even though/in spite of) he had to promised me to be on time yesterday. (despite/even though) I had never seen your father, I recognized him from a photograph.

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lost the match (although/despite) the favorite team.

Translate in English 1. Meskipun dia sakit, dia tetap pergi sekolah. 2. Walaupun hujan deras, mereka pulang. 3. Dia mengerjakan soal dengan mudah, walaupun dia tidak belajar. 4. Meskipun tadi malam belajar, dia tidak bisa mengerjakan tes. 5. Meskipun sudah lelah, murid-murid praktek dengan sungguhsungguh. 6. Saya tidak malu, meskipun orang tua saya miskin. 7. Dia tidak marah pada saya meskipun saya memarahi dia. 8. Meskipun dia kaya dan pandai, dia tidak sombing. 9. Walaupun harga bensin mahal, banyak orang naik kendaraan. 10.Walaupun saya tidak kenal dia, dia tahu saya.