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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Does anybody know of practice using even though vs even if? In my many years of teaching, I haven't had a group that was so thoroughly confused (mostly Spanish speakers--aunque).
The example sentence (from Azar): Parents love and support their children _______they are mischievous and behave foolishly.
The choice was even if, but s's asked why it couldn't be even though. One is a conditional, the other used as a connection of unexpected result. However, s's were confused as I didn't have many good examples on hand. Anybody know of any practice anyplace with good, clear examples?
Karen H.
The example sentence (from Azar): Parents love and support their children _______they are mischievous and behave foolishly.
The choice was even if, but s's asked why it couldn't be even though. One is a conditional, the other used as a connection of unexpected result. However, s's were confused as I didn't have many good examples on hand. Anybody know of any practice anyplace with good, clear examples?
Karen H.
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No, but you can certainly compose them easily enough: A even if B (B is a potential condition) A even though B ( B is an actual condition) I'll still love you even if you leave me. I still love you even though you left me. It'll be hot here even if it's midnight.
- No, but you can certainly compose them easily enough: A even if B (B is a potential condition) A even though B ( B is an actual condition) I'll still love you even if you leave me.
- I still love you even though you left me.
- It'll be hot here even if it's midnight.
- It's hot here even though it's midnight Personally, I think they are often used in contexts in which they are interchangeable, as 'potential' vs 'actual' can often be vague, as in the Azar example.
- Anything using the universal present, for instance, could use either: Water does not boil even though its temperature is 99 degrees.
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No, but you can certainly compose them easily enough:
A even if B (B is a potential condition)
A even though B ( B is an actual condition)
I'll still love you even if you leave me.
I still love you even though you left me.
It'll be hot here even if it's midnight.
It's hot here even though it's midnight
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A even if B (B is a potential condition)
A even though B ( B is an actual condition)
I'll still love you even if you leave me.
I still love you even though you left me.
It'll be hot here even if it's midnight.
It's hot here even though it's midnight
Perso
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