Sentence Improvement · Question 9 · Medium

Sentence Improvement question 9

Choose the best replacement for the part in square brackets. If no change is needed, choose 'No improvement'.
The project was completed [in spite of] the team being short-staffed.

  1. despite of
  2. inspite
  3. in spite
  4. No improvement
Answer and explanation

Answer: D. No improvement

Explanation: 'In spite of' is the correct form. 'Despite of' and 'inspite' are incorrect, and 'in spite' needs 'of'. No change is needed.

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