Read the sentence: 'Despite the heavy rain, the music festival went on as planned.' The word 'despite' serves a similar function to which of the following words?
As a result
In addition to
Because
In spite of
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'Despite' and 'in spite of' are both prepositions used to show a contrast between two things. They introduce a factor that would normally be expected to prevent the other thing from happening. In this sentence, the heavy rain would normally be a reason to cancel the festival, but it happened anyway, creating a contrast.
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