Question

Despite of his diligent efforts, the esoteric nature of the subject matter made it nearly impossible for him to grasp even the most rudimentary concepts.

Q: Answer-Despite of his diligent efforts, the esoteric nature of the subject matter made it nearly impossibl...

No preposition is used with Despite.

In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘ No correction is required’ , mark 5) as the answer.

A Despite to his diligent efforts,

B Despite in his diligent efforts,

C Despite off his diligent efforts,

D Despite his diligent efforts,

E No correction is required.

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