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3 Even thouglh and even if
These words emphasise a contrast. We use euen though when we are certain about
something:
She was giuen the part eaen though she had no experience. (= 11't speaker
knows Gemma had no experience)
We use euen if when we are not certain about our facts:
I'll support my team euen if they don't win the Cup. (= I don't know whether
they'llwin the Cup, but I'll support them anyway.)
4 Participle clauses
The -ing form or the past participle:
a are used to combine two sentences when both sentences have the same subject.
o can replace the subject + verb of the first sentence:
I work far from home. + I sometimes feel lonely. ---> Working far from home, I somethnes feel lonely.
Gemma was asked about the play. + Gem.ma --> Askeil about the play, Gem.ma said it was
said it was great.
great.
These structures are more common in writing than in speaking.
The -ing form:
a can replace an active verb:
We were short of time.
+ We had to run for the bus.
---> Being short of tirne, we had to run for the bus
r links two things happening at about the same time (present or past):
The girl useil all her stength.
+ The gbl pushed open the heauy doors. heauy doors.
The past participle:
a can replace a passive verb:
The gbls were refuseil entry to the club. ---> Refuseil enty to the club, the girls walleed
+ The girls walleed slowly home. slowly home.
r links two connected events or situations:
'Greensleeaes'was written in the
sixteenth century.
+ 'Greensleeues' is still a famous song.
---> Using all her stength, the gbl pushed open the
---> Written in the sixteenth century, 'Greensleeaes'
is still a famous song.
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