Question

He is Old but still he works hard (Begin:Despite................)

Answer 1

Despite the fact that he is old, he works hard.

Answer 2

Answer: Despite being old, he works hard.

‘Despite’ is used to convey a difference between two sentences and the subordinate clause following it begins with a noun or pronoun. The given sentence is a compound sentence with two independent clauses. The first independent clause is ‘He is old’ and the second independent clause is ‘He works hard’. From these two clauses, we can see that the main clause is ‘He is old’ as it provides the contrast between the two clauses. Thus, following ‘Despite’ we have ‘being old’ as the main clause."