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Question
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct options.
She is weak, but she is courageous.
(Begin: Despite ...)
Options
Despite of being weak she is courageous.
Despite being weak, she is courageous.
Despite being courageous, she is not weak.
Despite weak, she is courageous.
Solution
Despite being weak, she is courageous.
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