[Grammar] Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

[kyawwin]

Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

The payment was due, she ignored it.
In spite of.. .........................

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

I think the teachers here might ask you to try first, but I am not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

Yes, we would.

 

[kyawwin]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

In spite of the due payment, she ignored it.
In spite of the payment being due, she ignored it.
Please comment on these sentences.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

#2 works fine; the first doesn't.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

I think 'in spite of' can be omitted, i.e. 'She ignored the payment being due', but I am not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

That doesn't work, Matthew.

 

[tedmc]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

I think 'in spite of' can be omitted, i.e. 'She ignored the payment being due', but I am not a teacher.

I do not see anything wrong with the sentence.
She ignored something.
something - the payment being due (gerund).
Of course, the impact is not as strong.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

It is not natural. We would say "She ignored the payment that was due." In your sentence, "being" is not a gerund.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

I do not see anything wrong with the sentence.

I found that sometimes a sentence can be wrong for no reason but for the fact that native speakers would not say it, but I am not a teacher.

In your sentence, "being" is not a gerund.

This is because the ing form of a verb used after a noun must be a present participle modifying the noun.

 

[tedmc]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

She ignored her boyfriend being late for the date. Anything wrong?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: Please rewrite the same as the following sentence starting " In spite of.. ."

Why the change in gender?