Formal Sentence?
Is this sentence formal or should ‘even’ be omitted?
A patriot loves his country so much that he is even willing to sacrifice his life for the protection of his motherland.Top answer
"even" may be included or omitted. If included, its effect is to emphasise that "willing to sacrifice his life" is an extreme act. Since we understand this anyway, the sentence makes about the same sense without it.
- "even" may be included or omitted.
- If included, its effect is to emphasise that "willing to sacrifice his life" is an extreme act.
- Since we understand this anyway, the sentence makes about the same sense without it.
- Its inclusion or omission does not make any difference to the formality of the sentence.
- Stylistically, I am not very keen on the reinterpretation of "his country" as "his motherland" within the same sentence.
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"even" may be included or omitted. If included, its effect is to emphasise that "willing to sacrifice his life" is an extreme act. Since we understand this anyway, the sentence makes about the same sense without it. Its inclusion or omission does not make any difference to the formality of the sentence.
Stylistically, I am not very keen on the reinterpretation of "his country" as "his mo
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