Even if they u derstand the words, they may not understand why. . .
Hi teachers!
The sentence below is from a grammar book I study. The book say 'even if' cannot be replaced by 'if. However I have known that 'if' itself has the same mening as 'even if' like in #2. Then why is the #3 incorrect?
1. Even if they understand the words, they may not understand why the joke is funny.
2. He is a good driver if a little overconfident.
3. If they understand the wirds, they may not understand why the joke is funny.
As always thank you so much!
Top answer
3 is not right, and furthermore, it doesn't have the same meaning as 1. 1 means that they might have a good understanding of the words of a joke, but nevertheless, they might not understand the joke at all. This is very common even with native English speakers.
- 3 is not right, and furthermore, it doesn't have the same meaning as 1.
- 1 means that they might have a good understanding of the words of a joke, but nevertheless, they might not understand the joke at all.
- This is very common even with native English speakers.
- ", after hearing a joke.
- This means that all of the words he just heard are understandable, but he doesn't see why they are funny.
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3 is not right, and furthermore, it doesn't have the same meaning as 1. 1 means that they might have a good understanding of the words of a joke, but nevertheless, they might not understand the joke at all. This is very common even with native English speakers. You sometimes hear a native speaker say: "I don't get it.", after hearing a joke. This means that all of the words he just heard
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