Let us connect two contrasting ideas by sing these contrastive conjunction 1. In spite of and despite n This kind of prepositions can be used interchangeably. They can be applied in the beginning of the sentence or in the middle. (Kata sambung in spite of ataupun despite dapat di gunakan secara bergantian, dapat di tempatkan di awal kalimat maupun di tengah} n ‘in spite of’ and ‘despite’ are placed in front of a noun or pronoun: Despite his inviable , he has become a successful motivator Noun Phrase In spite of his inviable , he has become a successful motivator Noum Phrase Despite having a bad influenza , I had a great meeting with my committee. ...