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there has been a rumor that the novel is dying, if not already dead. In that sentence what do you mean by 'if'? as a conditional or even if or even though?
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T here has been a rumor that the novel is dying, if (it is) not already dead. The clause is a hypothetical conditional.
- T here has been a rumor that the novel is dying, if (it is) not already dead.
- The clause is a hypothetical conditional.
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There has been a rumor that the novel is dying, if (it is) not already dead.
The clause is a hypothetical conditional.
The clause is a hypothetical conditional.
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There has been a rumor that the novel is dying, if not already dead.
In that sentence is there a chance to understand 'if' as 'although' or 'even if '?
just as in the sentence ' It is difficult, if not impossible, to unify them.' ?
In that sentence is there a chance to understand 'if' as 'although' or 'even if '?
just as in the sentence ' It is difficult, if not impossible, to unify them.' ?
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AnonymousIn that sentence is there a chance to understand 'if' as 'although' or 'even if '?No.
It means that the writer knows that the novel is dying, but perhaps it is already dead (and he doesn't know it.).
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Anonymous there has been a rumor that the novel is dying, if not already dead. In that sentence what do you mean by 'if'? as a conditional or even if or even though?Yes, the "if" indicates a conditional. It might be clearer in a different form.
If the novel is not already dead (and it may be dead), it is dying. That's the rumor.
CJ
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