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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
if unusual
He goes to church sometimes if unusual.
Can this mean 'He sometims goes to church though it's unusual.'?
Can this mean 'He sometims goes to church though it's unusual.'?
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It seems likely that something has been missed out in the sentence. It ought to read "He sometimes goes to church, though it's unusual".
- It seems likely that something has been missed out in the sentence.
- It ought to read "He sometimes goes to church, though it's unusual".
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It seems likely that something has been missed out in the sentence. It ought to read "He sometimes goes to church, though it's unusual".
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Thanks for you answer, Feebs11.
So the sentence, 'He goes to church sometimes if unusual', is just a nonsense?
How about 'He sometimes, if not usual, goes to church'?
I saw a sentence, 'He seldom, if ever, goes to church' .And I tried expressing a sentence meaning 'He sometimes goes to church, though it's unusual', using 'if ' instead of 'though'.
So the sentence, 'He goes to church sometimes if unusual', is just a nonsense?
How about 'He sometimes, if not usual, goes to church'?
I saw a sentence, 'He seldom, if ever, goes to church' .And I tried expressing a sentence meaning 'He sometimes goes to church, though it's unusual', using 'if ' instead of 'though'.
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Yes, it is. You could use your second suggestion - but you will need "usually".
However, neither exactly expresses the meaning of "if ever", which really means that "he probably never goes to church". His chuch-attendance is so rare that the speaker cannot really recall him going.
However, neither exactly expresses the meaning of "if ever", which really means that "he probably never goes to church". His chuch-attendance is so rare that the speaker cannot really recall him going.
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