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Chomool Posted 12 years ago
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The hope is that these or other drugs currently under development, given early enough, might postpone the disease indefinitely.
Is it said that 'given early enough' = 'if it is given early enough' in meaning. Will the omission still hold with other 'if-sentence' in the middle of sentence?
Is it said that 'given early enough' = 'if it is given early enough' in meaning. Will the omission still hold with other 'if-sentence' in the middle of sentence?
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Is it said that 'given early enough' = 'if it is given early enough' in meaning. Yes. Will the omission still hold with other 'if-sentence' in the middle of sentence?
- Is it said that 'given early enough' = 'if it is given early enough' in meaning.
- Yes.
- Will the omission still hold with other 'if-sentence' in the middle of sentence?
- It depends on the sentence.
- Consider eg I think that if it rains I will get wet.
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Is it said that 'given early enough' = 'if it is given early enough' in meaning. Yes.
Will the omission still hold with other 'if-sentence' in the middle of sentence?
It depends on the sentence.
Consider
eg I think that if it rains I will ge
Will the omission still hold with other 'if-sentence' in the middle of sentence?
It depends on the sentence.
Consider
eg I think that if it rains I will ge
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chomoolhow about 'A promise, if broken, is never forgotten'?OK.
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eg A promise, if it is broken, is never forgotten.
You can reduce this to
eg A promise, broken, is never forgotten.
eg I think that if it rains I will get wet.
You can reduce this to
eg A promise, broken, is never forgotten.
eg I think that if it rains I will get wet.
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