Sentence improvement (concession vs. contrast): replace faulty “despite of …” with a correct concessive clause Original sentence: "They continued to work in the field despite of the heavy rains." Select the best correction.

Concept
Despite is used without “of”: “despite the heavy rain(s)”. Alternatively, use a concessive clause with even though + finite clause.

Option analysis
even though it rained heavily — correct concessive clause with past tense matching “continued.” ✅even though there is heavy rain — present tense mismatch.although heavily rains — ungrammatical; adverb + plural verb without subject.in spite the heavy rains — missing “of” after in spite.

Final Answer
They continued to work in the field even though it rained heavily.