Representative example · JQCV C1
YOUR TEXT · FORMAL LETTER · B2 FIRST
01 · Original text
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about the service I received in your store last week.
02 · What went wrong
Despite ofDespite
Why it mattersDespite + noun
03 · Criterion applied
Despite + noun: despite goes straight to the noun, never despite of. Here it should read “Despite the assistant's efforts”.
04 · What to practise now
despite / despite of

