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Hasibul Alam Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

why`` given`` is written at the beginning of the sentence

like, ``given how patent the shortcomings of the standard economic model are in its portrayal of human behavior, the failure of many economics to respond to them is astonishing``

here if given is not written then what woulb be the possible problem of this sentence
  

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In such contexts, "given" is equivalent to: "if we take into account", "taking into account" "if we consider", "considering" "if we bear in mind" "bearing in mind"

  • In such contexts, "given" is equivalent to: "if we take into account", "taking into account" "if we consider", "considering" "if we bear in mind" "bearing in mind"
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In such contexts, "given" is equivalent to:
"if we take into account",
"taking into account"
"if we consider",
"considering"
"if we bear in mind"
"bearing in mind"
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Hasibul Alamhere if given is not written then what woulb be the possible problem of this sentence
If you omit "given" the sentence would not be grammatical.

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