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Lynn3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

If---reducing clause

Hi!

At first it seemed to be nothing more than a routine, if damaging, case of counterfeiting in a country where faking it has become an industry.

Can anybody explan "if damaing...industry" to me? What is the subject and the verb in that sentence?

Thanks a lot,

Lynn
  

Top answer

'If' means 'although' in the context. We use 'if' to introduce concession. Inchoate

— Inchoateknowledge

  • 'If' means 'although' in the context.
  • We use 'if' to introduce concession.
  • Inchoate
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'If' means 'although' in the context.
We use 'if' to introduce concession.

Inchoate
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routine, if damaging, case of counterfeiting

means that the case of counterfeiting initially seemed to be routine (quite typical, nothing special about it), still damaging (produced damage)
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So, that is " If routine damaged....". right?

Lynn
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No, it's like Marius said. Although counterfeiting is damaging, it's a routine (regular, expected, known to happen) crime. This incident initially appeared to be a routine case of counterfeiting. Apparently it was more than that.
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At first it seemed to be nothing more than a routine, if damaging, case of counterfeiting in a country where faking it has become an industry.
At first it seemed to be nothing more than a routine case of counterfeiting
( [although /even though] it was a damaging case of counterfeiting)
in a country where faking it
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Hi! CJ,

Yes, This is exactly what I wanted to know.

Thank you very much.

Lynn
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