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Glee Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

granted, adverb or conjunction?

I used to be pretty sure about this but some minor changes in my school textbook this year have thrown me in doubt. A sentence in last year's edition reads, "Granted I can't see, BUT it's got to be pretty clear to you that I can talk." The latest edition, however, omitted the conjunction "but." I know there has been some debate over the speech label of "granted," so my question is: Can "granted" be used as a conjunction now?

Help appreciated in advance.
  

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", will you need " BUT" before "it's"? I believe "granted" astually implies "take/taken/taking for granted".

— Dehbaash

  • ", will you need " BUT" before "it's"?
  • I believe "granted" astually implies "take/taken/taking for granted".
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"Granted I can't see, BUT it's got to be pretty clear to you that I can talk."

Supposing you use the following example sentence instead,

"Granted that I am not physically strong, it's now pretty clear to you that I can do this task.",

will you need "
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Glee"Granted I can't see, BUT it's got to be pretty clear to you that I can talk." The latest edition, however, omitted the conjunction "but." I know there has been some debate over the speech label of "granted," so my question is: Can "granted" be used as a conjunction now?
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Thank you, Dehbaash and Paco,

In both replies, "granted" is used to lead a that-clause. In that case, is there any difference between "granted that" and "granting that?" Or can we simply say that "granted that" equals "granting that" or "even if?"

Besides, there are instances where "granted" is used as an adverb instead of
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My dictionary says "granted that" and "granting that" are the same. These participle constructions are idiomatic and therefore don't agree with the usual grammar rule that the subject in a participle phrase is in agreement with that in the main clause.



  • Granted that he was a brutal dictator, they shouldn't kill him without a trial.



  • Granting that he
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Thanks for your further clarification, Paco. Now all my confusion is gone.
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Paco2004


  • Granted that he was a brutal dictator, they shouldn't kill him without a trial.



  • Granting that he was a brutal dictator, they shouldn't kill him without a trial.



  • Provided that the weather is fine, I will go out tomorrow.


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