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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

providing

can i use providing that or provided that in negative sentence?
  

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Well, you can't say "not provided that ...". You can say "provided that you not ...".
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enoonYou can say "provided that you not ...".
That isn't right, either.

Provided that you do not…
Provided that you are not …
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Hi,

You mean like this?
eg I won't kill you, provided that you pay me one million dollars.

Sure,

Clive
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Aspara Gus enoonYou can say "provided that you not ...".That isn't right, either.Provided that you do not…Provided that you are not …
No, it's right. It introduces a subjunctive. It might be legalese, but I like it. Your way is also English.
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'Not providing allowance for a bus that may arrive late, you can expect me there by noon. This is a possible condition or stipulation to my agreed arrival. Thanks
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