In spite of his hard work, Ba failed his exam. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.

`1` Though Ba worked hard , he failed his exam 

`2` Although it rained heavily , we decided to go to see the match 

`3` Though they quarrel (each other) , they remain the best of friends 

`-` Although/though/even though + clause 1 , clause 2 

`-` Despite/In spite of + N/Noun Phrase/V-ing 

`-` Sự đối lập , tương phản giữa 2 mệnh đề