Unit 112. Even
Unit 112; Part A
Study this example situation: |
• These photographs are really awful. Even I take better photographs than these.(and I'm certainly not a good photographer) • He always wears a coat - even in hot weather. • Nobody would help her - not even her best friend. or Not even her best friend would help her. |
Unit 112; Part B
Very often we use even with the verb in the middle of a sentence (see Unit 110):
• Sue has travelled all over the world. She has even been to the Antarctic.
(It's especially unusual to go to the Antarctic, so she must have travelled a lot.)
• They are very rich. They even have their own private jet.
Study these examples with not even:
• I can't cook. I can't even boil an egg. (and boiling an egg is very easy)
• They weren't very friendly to us. They didn't even say hello.
• Jenny is very fit. She's just run five miles and she's not even out of breath.
Unit 112; Part C
You can use even + comparative (cheaper / more expensive etc.):
• I got up very early, but Jack got up even earlier.
• I knew I didn't have much money, but I've got even less than I thought.
• We were surprised to get a letter from her. We were even more surprised when she came to see us a few days later.
Unit 112; Part D
Even though / even when / even if |
Exercises
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