1. Despite being severely disabled, July participated in many sports.
2. In spite of his innocence, they executed him
- guilty: phạm tội $\neq$ innocence: vô tội.
3. In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
4. Although Mr. Anderson didn't speak Vietnamese, he decided to settle in Ha Noi.
5. Although there was noise, we continued to study our lesson.
⇒ Cấu trúc Although: Although + clause, main clause: Mặc dù...
⇒ Cấu trúc In spite of/Despite: In spite of/Despite + Noun/Noun phrase/V-ing, main clause: Mặc dù...
Note: In spite of/Despite + V-ing khi chủ ngữ của hai vế là cùng một người, là một.