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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
If and even if
Have Takao do his homework at once.
1) Don't help him if he asks.
2) Don't help him even if he asks.
How would you decide which to use?
1) Don't help him if he asks.
2) Don't help him even if he asks.
How would you decide which to use?
Top answer
How would you decide which to use? #2 is more emphatic.
- How would you decide which to use?
- #2 is more emphatic.
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teacherJapan1) Don't help him if he asks.2) Don't help him even if he asks.How would you decide which to use?#2 is more emphatic.
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Thank you very much for that. So is it entirely up to the context whether the speaker uses "if" to mean "even if" or just "if" as in "If it rains, you will get wet?"
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teacherJapan So is it entirely up to the context whether the speaker uses "if" to mean "even if"In some instances, it does not work, I suppose...
teacherJapanas in "If it rains, you will get wet?"Like in that one: 'even if' does not work there.
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