TOEFL Structure Test Sample (Despite and Inspite of))

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be accepted in standard written English.

- Despite of the pills which are available, many people still have trouble sleeping.

In the example of toefl test question above, the words Despite of is not accepted in written English English. The correct one is despite or inspite of . Therefore, the correct sentence is

Despite the pills which are available, many people still have trouble sleeping.

or

Inspite of the pills which are available, many people still have trouble sleeping.