http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Rewrite/ndzw/post.htm#64829Sun, 02 Jan 2005 20:49:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:64829maverick880http://www.englishforums.com/English/Rewrite/ndzw/post.htm#64829http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-64829.xmlYea "in" and "spite" were supposed to be separated (typo) <br />Yea that helps, thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Rewrite/ndzc/post.htm#64823Sun, 02 Jan 2005 20:05:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:64823CalifJim1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Rewrite/ndzc/post.htm#64823http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-64823.xml"in" + "spite" = two words. <br /> <br />Your sentence "In spite of the fact that ..." is correct. <br />"Inspite of him ..." is not correct; it should be "In spite of his being thirsty he let ...". <br /> <br />Hope that helps.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Rewrite/ndvm/post.htmSun, 02 Jan 2005 19:02:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:64816maverick882http://www.englishforums.com/English/Rewrite/ndvm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-64816.xmlPlease help me rewrite the following sentence using "in spite of": <br />"Although he was thirsty, he let the children drink first" <br />I think it may be: <br />"Inspite of the fact that he was thirsty he let his children drink first" <br />And tell me please how I can revise this one: <br />"Inspite of him been thirsty he let his children drink first" <br /> <br />Thanks