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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The usage of conditional
The protagonist is a prince of Amber. He, his brother Random, and his sister Deirdre came in Remba, a ghost city to restore his memory, but his brother had made a big lapse here in the past.
If he was going to pay?whatever the price?for whatever he had done, I could see that he would pay it like a true prince of Amber?as our three dead brothers had done ages ago, I suddenly recalled. He would pay it, mocking them the while, laughing though his mouth was filled with the blood of his body, and as he died he would pronounce an irrevocable curse which would come to pass. I too, had this power, I suddnely knew, and I would use it if circumstances required its use.
[Nine Princes in Amber" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know why "though" is used, not "even if" and "as" is used , not "if."
Thank you in advane for your help.
If he was going to pay?whatever the price?for whatever he had done, I could see that he would pay it like a true prince of Amber?as our three dead brothers had done ages ago, I suddenly recalled. He would pay it, mocking them the while, laughing though his mouth was filled with the blood of his body, and as he died he would pronounce an irrevocable curse which would come to pass. I too, had this power, I suddnely knew, and I would use it if circumstances required its use.
[Nine Princes in Amber" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know why "though" is used, not "even if" and "as" is used , not "if."
Thank you in advane for your help.
Top answer
The writer is present these things as facts, not possibilities.
- The writer is present these things as facts, not possibilities.
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park sang joonlaughing though his mouth was filled with the blood of his body, and as he died, he would pronouncethough = as though = as if
"as he died" is a more certain expression than your suggested "if he died."
Edit: cross-posted with fivejedjon.
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park sang joonlaughing though his mouth was filled with the blood of his bodyIt is difficult to laugh when your mouth is filled with blood. "though" as a conjunction makes that point. "Although" could be used as well.
It describes an imagined or remembered death scene.
When he died, he was laughing and then cursed.
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Thank you, everyone, for your so helpful answer. 
Yes or not.
Now the protagonist says to someone his experiences, but his b
Yes or not.
Now the protagonist says to someone his experiences, but his b
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park sang joonbut his brother didn't die then.Maybe, but the description is about the death of the other brothers.
"as our three dead brothers had done ages ago"
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars for your so helpful answer.
I menat the bold word "as."
"ashe died he would pronounce an irrevocable curse which would come to pass."
I menat the bold word "as."
"ashe died he would pronounce an irrevocable curse which would come to pass."
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park sang joon"ashe diedFrom the time he started to die until he died. "As" means "during the time"
As we were having a nice conversation, he constantly checked his iPhone. How impolite is that?
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