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CONTRASTIV
E
CONJUCTION
IN CONTRAST
 1.
Before d iscussing Cont rastive C DEFINITION
unction, let 's nderstand the def in ition of
C n uction itse lf. A c
Englis h A conjunction ca n co nn u
w o rds, exp ressions with exp res o n is a conne ctin g word in
ct sions, an d e te nces w it h sen
co njun io ns to co nnect two s e n ces into one effective senten ce Having ces He re we focus on u sing
con u ctions wi ll help id mi
s understandi ngs
Contra ingl
Contrast me he e ing strik y different fro m somet hin
means rences Contrast can also be said and . So, cont rast
o pposite L ike black white, sad and happy, be
and ma and ugly ,
constellative un conjuncti on t hat connects two Engl ish
contrad ictory This means is d nces t hat a re
between the se d the two
several ifferent or op posite i n nat ure T here a re
are common ed h sentenc es One of them is Even If

• Definition "Even If"

Even if is used to s te a tr uth

that remains the s m ev en if omething else
Even if is incl uded th e co nt a e s happens.
astive conjur ctio n or pnpos it conjuncti
o en w ich funct
hrases or sentence o h ions as a link between contradictory
words,
• Ev e n if is generall
y a conditional sentence which
a tcua l facts means an event has not happened or has happened but does not correspond to the
 2. SOCIAL
FUNCTION
The social fu nctio n of the co ntrastive co nju nctio n " eve n if" is to i ntroduce a hypothetical o r u n likely co nditio n o r
ci rcu msta nce that co ntrasts with w hat has bee n me ntio ned p reviously i n a co nve rsatio n . It is ofte n used to
discuss sce na rios o r situatio ns that a re co ntra ry to ex pectatio ns o r to fi r m dete r mi natio n i n the face of obstacles
. He re a re so me social fu nctio ns of " eve n if" :

1 . Ex p ressi ng Dete r mi natio n .

" Eve n if" is ofte n used to e m phasize o ne ' s dete r mi natio n to achieve a goal o r ove rco me a challe nge . It co nveys a
se nse of co m mitme nt , as i n , " I will succeed eve n if it takes all my effo rt . "

2 . Highlighti ng sce na rios u n likelihood .

This co nju nctio n is used to discuss that is u n likely o r co ntra ry to w hat might be ex pected . It ca n be used to stress
that so methi ng will happe n rega rdless of the odds , as i n , " Eve n if it ' s a lo ng shot , I ' ll give it a try . "

3 . Showi ng Flexibility .
" Eve n if" ca n be used to ex p ress a willi ng ness to adapt o r be flexible i n a situatio n . Fo r exa m ple , " Eve n if the pla
n cha nges , I ' m okay with it . "

4 . Offe ri ng Assu ra nce .

It ca n p rovide reassu ra nce to othe rs . Fo r exa m ple , " I ' ll be the re to su ppo rt you eve n if thi ngs get tough . "
 3. FORMULA
THE FORMULA FOR COMBINING " EVEN IF" IN A SENTENCE IS AS FOLLOWS:
[ MAIN PHRASE/SENTENCE] + " EVEN IF" + [CONTRASTIVE PHRASE/SENTENCE]
THIS FORMULA ALLOWS YOU TO EXPRESS THAT AN ACTION OR OUTCOME WILL OCCUR
REGARDLESS OF THE CONDITIONS OR SITUATIONS DISCUSSED IN THE “ EVEN IF ”
SECTION.

4. EXAMPLE
" I' LL GO TO THE PARTY EVEN IF I' M TIRED." ( I WILL GO TO THE PARTY EVEN IF I AM
TIRED).
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