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Question 1:
He was hired .......................................... the fact that he had very little experience.
A. even though
B. despite
Feedback We need a preposition before the phrase ‘the fact that’. Despite is a preposition. Despite is used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it. Despite can be directly followed by a noun. Example: He was hired despite his lack of experience. Despite cannot be directly followed by a that-clause. Therefore we use the phrase ‘despite the fact that’.
C. even if

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