1. Although / even though. Despite / In spite of.
CONNECTORS
Although / even though.
Despite / In spite of.

2. Although / Even though - In spite of / Despite
Although/Even though, In spite of/ Despite are all used to show a contrast but there are differences in the structures used with them.

3. Although / Even though
Although or Even though are used to combine or link sentences expressing contrast.
Let’s see these two sentences:
He had a lot of money He didn’t want to buy a new car
We can combine them: or
When they go in the middle of the sentence, the comma is not normally used.
Even though and Although have the same meaning but Even though is slightly stronger, it expresses more emphasis than Although.
Although
Even though
he had a lot of money ,
he didn’t want to buy a new car.
He didn’t want to buy a new car
although
even though
he had a lot of money.

4. So, the structure of Although / Even though is:
Let’s see more examples:
She went to work, even though she was not feeling well.
Although she was not feeling very well, she went to work.
Although it was raining, we went to the beach.
We went to the beach although it was raining.
Even though she’s a good student, she doesn’t want to go to university.
She doesn’t want to go to university although she’s a good student.
Although
Even though
SENTENCE ,
(Subject + verb)
SENTENCE

5. In spite of / Despite
In spite of or Despite are used to combine or link ideas expressing contrast. They are not followed by a clause.
Let’s see these two sentences:
He had a lot of money He didn’t want to buy a new car
We can combine them: or
When they go in the middle of the sentence, the comma is not normally used.
Despite is more formal, it is more often used in written English.
Despite
In spite of
having a lot of money ,
his money,
he didn’t want to buy a new car.
He didn’t want to buy a new car
despite
in spite of
having a lot of money.
his money.

6. So, the structure of In spite of / Despite is:
Let’s see more examples:
She went to work in spite of not feeling well.
In spite of her illness, she went to work.
In spite of the rain, we went to the beach.
We went to the beach in spite of raining.
We went to the beach in spite of the fact that it was raining.
Despite being a good student, she doesn’t want to go to university.
She doesn’t want to go to university despite being a good student.
Despite
In spite of
-ING,
NOUN,
the fact that + sentence ,
SENTENCE

7. Other connectors with similar structure:
In spite of
Because of
Due to
Owing to
Thanks to
+ NOUN
Although
Because
Since
For As
+ SENTENCE
(Subject + verb)