Certain linguists theorize that though existing large variations

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Certain linguists theorize that  though existing  large variations in the thousands of languages, dialects, pidgins, and creoles spoken today by the world's six and a half billion people, the tongues all descended from a common root language.
 
A. though existing
B. with the presence of
C. although there exist
D. considering the
E. despite there exist

Why is Despite wrong here?

daagh · Accepted Answer

Certain linguists theorize that though existing large variations in the thousands of languages, dialects, pidgins, and creoles spoken today by the world's six and a half billion people, the tongues all descended from a common root language.

A) though existing
B) with the presence of
C) although there exist
D) considering the
E) despite there exist

A. though existing --  this is a fragment  
B. with the presence of -  the intended contrast is missing.  
C. although there exist -- correct choice 
D. considering the ---  the contrast missing  
E. despite there exist --- despite, a preposition, cannot be followed by a clause

daagh · Answer

E is a preposition meaning 'in spite of' and can only be followed by a noun or noun phrase but not by a clause as in E.

ruchi857 · Answer

Certain linguists theorize that though existing large variations in the thousands of languages, dialects, pidgins, and creoles spoken today by the world's six and a half billion people, the tongues all descended from a common root language.

A) though existing
B) with the presence of
C) although there exist
D) considering the
E) despite there exist

A) though existing
B) with the presence of
C) although there exist
D) considering the
E) despite there exist

JS1290 · Answer

Certain linguists theorize that though existing large variations in the thousands of languages, dialects, pidgins, and creoles spoken today by the world's six and a half billion people, the tongues all descended from a common root language.

A) though existing
B) with the presence of
C) although there exist
D) considering the
E) despite there exist

A) though existing
B) with the presence of
C) although there exist
D) considering the
E) despite there exist

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