She was quite modest about her success even though it netted her a million pounds in prize money.
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The below sentence is not easy for me and I would like to make sure I understand it fully:
She was quite modest about her success even though it netted her a million pounds in prize money.
a) Is it grammatically correct?
b) Should we put a comma before 'even though'?
c) Is it correct to say 'in prize money'? I understand that 'prize money' is money that you win as a prize.
d) Does this sentence mean that her success let her earn a million pounds as a prize?
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Reegis a) Is it grammatically correct? Yes. Reegis b) Should we put a comma before 'even though'?
- Reegis a) Is it grammatically correct?
- Yes.
- Reegis b) Should we put a comma before 'even though'?
- This is the writer's choice.
- Reegis c) Is it correct to say 'in prize money'?
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Reegisa) Is it grammatically correct?
Yes.
Reegisb) Should we put a comma before 'even though'?
This is the writer's choice.
Reegisc) Is it correct to say 'in prize money'? I understand that 'prize money' is money that you win as a prize.
Yes.
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0The below sentence is not easy for me and I would like to make sure I understand it fully:
She was quite modest about her success even though it netted her a million pounds in prize money.
a) Is it grammatically correct? Yes
b) Should we put a comma before 'even though'? It's optional. Adding a comma (or a pause in speaking) gives less emphasis to the clause th
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