Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
They continued to work in the field despite of the heavy rains.
even though there is heavy rain
although heavily rains
in spite the heavy rains
even though it rained heavily
No correction required
Correct answer is D
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