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Here are some notes I compiled:

•"Even though" is an conjuction. It is used as following "We held our picnic even though it rained". If we want to start a sentence, then we use "Althoug"such as "Although it rained, we went on with our picnic".

•Though and Although mean the same and Even though is more emphatic than Although....

Even though -- when the condition given is negative but the outcome/result is positive
eg -- Even though Ram hadn't studied, he passed the exam.
Although -- when the condition given is positive but the outcome/result is negative
Although Ram had studied very hard, he did not score well.

•In spite of - used to express the idea of contrast.
A). In spite of - is used as a preposition. In spite of + noun means almost same as although + clause.
e.g - We went out in spite of the rain. ( = .... although it was raining.)

B). In spite of is the opposite of because of .
e.g - She passed her exams in spite of her teacher. => (She had a bad teacher)
She passed her exams because of her teacher. => (She had a good teacher).

C). In spite of cannot be followed directly by a that - clause. Instead we can use in spite of the fact that
e.g - He is a good company in spite of the fact that he talks all the time.
Note - In formal English, despite can be used in the same way as in spite of.
e.g

Sita went on working in spite of feeling unwell.-- Correct
Sita went on working despite feeling unwell.-- Correct

B: does not show the contrast as mentioned in the original sentence instead shows the degree
E: Changes the meaning as it does not use May.
C: This looks good( IMO Ans)

My guess is that it should have been underlined. Correct gmatbull?

Yup... 'that' should have been underlined.

Sorry, it was an error on my part.

If 'that' is part of underline then E is ruled out and we have to select only between A, C and D. C wins.

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