Why is "even" left here?
Hi!I'm Nutty.I met a sentence in my homework.That was an article about earthquake and the bad effects followed.Here 's it------I would not be surprised ________ it were $100 million(An official or related person said so to imply the tremendous loss after the catastrophe).And I wrote "even "in the blank but the "correct "answer was said to be "if".I can't see the exact point of picking up "if" while leaving "even" so if any of you can explain it, I 'd be thankful in deed.Thank you for reading till now.Hugs.
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The correct answer is "if" as it is conditional. Using "even if" emphasizes your opinion.
For example,
If you bribe me, I won't do it.
Even if you bribe me, I won't do it.
The first sentence implies that I am going to do something unless you bribe me not to.
The second sentence states that I will not do something under any circumstances - even if you bribe me. That condition is to illustrate an extreme example of how resolute I am in not doing something.
"Even" places the concept of extremity on the condition.
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When writing in English, you need to put a space after the periods and commas.
Take a look at Steve's correction of your question. After every period, there's a space before the next word starts.
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