Question

Fill in with right prepositional phrase: (1)
Many tourists visited Ooty …………heavy rain.
a) Instead of b) in the place of c) in spite of d) on account of

Answer 1

ANSWER

Explanation:

C) in spite of

This is the answer

Answer 2

Many tourists visited Ooty in spite of heavy rain.

• The term refers to being not affected by an event or a circumstance.
• For example" In spite of the pain in his leg, Tom completed the race or The flight was cancelled, In spite of that, Rose arrived on time.
• In the given sentence, tourists paid a visit to Ooty despite the heavy rain.
• This shows they were not affected by the weather.
• Thus, the correct sentence is - Many tourists visited Ooty in spite of heavy rain.