B1Spanishes.b1.038

Discourse marker: a pesar de (in spite of)

Structure:

a pesar de + noun/infinitive / a pesar de que + indicative/subjunctive

A pesar de + noun/infinitive; a pesar de que + clause (subjunctive if hypothetical).

Example:

A pesar del frío, salió a correr. **Translation:** In spite of the cold, she went running.

Examples

A pesar del frío, salió a correr.

In spite of the cold, she went running.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "A pesar del frío, salió a correr."

Absolute superlative: -ísimo / -ísima / -ísimos / -ísimas

Accentuation: acute accent on stressed syllable (general rule)

Accentuation: dieresis (güe/güi)

Accentuation: monosyllables with diacritical accent

Al + infinitive: simultaneous action / when