Question

Many tourist visited ooty _____________ heavy rains. (use a phrase)​

Answer 1

Many tourists visited Ooty in spite of heavy rains.

• The correct word to be filled in the given blank is ''in spite of''.
• A phrase is a group of words.
• ''in spite of'' is a phrase that means ''without being affected by the particular factor mentioned.''
• The word ''despite'' is a synonym of the phrase ''in spite of''
• We can also use the word ''despite'' in the given blank but it's mentioned in the question to use the phrase.
• Hence, the required answer is the phrase ''in spite of''