An adverbial clause

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Q. ___ that exports have failed to recover the economy, the government is appealing to corporate entities for help.(A) Considering (B) In caseThe answer is (A) but I think (B) is more appropriate.Why is (A) correct?Is there anything wrong in grammar with (B)?Please help me. T.T

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Q. __ that exports have failed to recover the economy, the government is appealing to corporate entities for help.

(A) Considering (B) In case

The answer is (A) but I think (B) is more appropriate.

Why is (A) correct?

Is there anything wrong in grammar with (B)? I wouldn't say that, although it sounds awkward.

The main point is that A and B give different meanings, as follows.
Consider these simpler examples.

Considering it rained, I got wet. In view of the fact that it rained . . .

In case it rained, I took my umbrella. To prepare for the possibility of rain . . . (Maybe it rained later, maybe it didn't.)

In the context of the test question, A is the much more likely meaning.

Clive

Avangi · Answer

(B) In case [that] exports have failed to recover the economy, the government is appealing to corporate entities for help.

The tenses here make this version logically impossible.

The government is appealing is present continuous. They're doing it right now.

[In case that] exports have failed to recover the economy is present perfect. It's a done deal. The case already obtains.

To do something "in case" looks to the future, not the past.

The government is appealing right now because the strategy has already failed.

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousQ. __ that exports have failed ...
(A) Considering (B) In case

To my ear it's simply a matter of seeing that in case that is ungrammatical.

in the case that might be fine, and in case is certainly fine, but in case that doesn't work.

CJ

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