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provided/providing

0Could you please tell me why "providing" is used in the second sentence?02br
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00Could "provided that" be used in the second sentence?02br
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00"Lady Sackville was prepared to come, provided that she might bring her daughter."02br
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00"The oven bakes magnificant bread providing there is a hot enough fire in the furnace."02br
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0"Provided that ..." and "providing (that) ..." are synonymous and they both mean "if only ...". The difference is that "provided that ..." is a bit more formal than "providing (that) ...".02br
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