Question

He had pain in his leg. He completed the marathon.(Begin: Despite......)

Answer 1

Despite he had pain in his leg he completed the marathon.

Answer 2

Despite the pain in his legs, he completed the marathon.

Synthesis of Sentences

• Synthesis refers to the joining or combining of sentences. These can be done by the use of conjunctions.

• Conjunctions refer to joining words. They help in joining two or more sentences. It forms an element of the Parts of Speech.

• The conjunction 'despite' is used to join the sentences which show the success of an event in spite of some hurdles or troubles.

• In the given sentence, the hurdle was that he had pain in his legs. However, he succeeded in completing the marathon. Thus, 'despite' is used.

• 'In spite of ' is an alternative that can be used in place of 'despite.'

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