Despite in a sentence

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Normally, I only use "despite" with a noun followed but now I see this sentence: "despite people having different opinions, we still managed to get everyone on board". Is the use of "despite" in this sentence correct or not?

But your sentence does have a noun (people) following despite. If you remove the word people then it would a verb following despite. (Which would still be fine.) — Jason Bassford, Dec 18 '18 at 04:43
The use of "despite" in that sentence is fine.
FYI, "despite" with a noun …followed should always be …following. Do you see the difference? — Robbie Goodwin, Dec 19 '18 at 00:58

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 16 '18 at 20:52

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"Despite" is used before a noun, a phrase functioning as a noun, or pronoun. A gerund verb phrase such as "having different opinions" functions as a noun.

In spite, despite and although
Gerund phrase

answered Dec 16 '18 at 20:52

Michael Harvey

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Despite in a sentence

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