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China.hyh Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

what's the difference between "although" and "even if"

1u00 02u00 he is a socialist, he is scarely in sympathy with the working class.02br
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00Thank you050010id1
  

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0A is the answer. But what's wrong with B? And in what situation should I use B but not A?0-
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10 I think you mean 01i00scarcely02i00.02br
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01cite10china.hyh12cite10And in what situation should I use B but not A?12br
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10Use 01i00even if02i00 in a clause with a 01font00subjunctive02font00 when the main clause has a 01font00conditional02f
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01b00though, even though and even so, even if02br
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00When we use 01b00even02b00 before01b00 if, when 02b00and01b00 though02b00, it has the effect of making the ideas expressed appear more extreme or surprising. 01b00
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Your statement is not correct. EVEN IF can be used with an indicative mode as well
Even if it's moving i'll jump on that train
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AnonymousYour statement is not correct. EVEN IF can be used with an indicative mode as wellEven if it's moving i'll jump on that train
The statement said 'when the main clause has a conditional'; it didn't say 'always'. Even if it's moving I'll jump on that train has no conditional (no "would").

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'although he is a socialist' gives a strong statement, which is then contrasted. (He is definitely a socialist)

'even if he is a socialist' indicates a sense of possible doubt (he could be a socialist, but the suggestion is that whether he is or is not, he doesn't sympathise with the working class). It is more of a modifier than a direct contrast.

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