Multiple choice softskills communication

Despite ______________ hard, he failed the exam.

  1. he studied

  2. he has studied

  3. studying

  4. study
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Despite' is a preposition and must be followed by a noun phrase or gerund (-ing form), not a finite clause with a subject and verb. 'Despite studying hard' is correct. Options A and B incorrectly use subject-verb structures after 'despite'.

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