What is the proper use of “even” as an adverb with the verb “to be”?
You can check out a one stop english website and find resources such as a personal page or an english review. What are some examples of the correct use of the word “even” as an adverb to indicate that something is
unexpected :- “She even forgot
my birthday” Because
“even” is given in somtimes, y’all don’t necessarily mean to be.
Will you even be there? Who
is she? What
maybe something?
Is
it safe to say “When they meet in a sentence and they are often coming after auxiliary verbs or tense sentences?
What
is the thing even? Is
there a correct way those sentences could even be formed, or should “even” not even be used with to be?
As additional point, these formations seem very common – particularly colloquially or in writing on the internet. What is the right way to study usage in context?
EDIT:-
For anyone interested, J’accused these http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?
- p=2943
- http://www.benyagoda.org.pn.pn.p-id=29403 p=2947 What
does ‘even’ mean?
How
does it even work? ”
Is that really a thing? How
will “Ever Love” you?
Why is OED’s entry for the usage OP is concerned
says… Intimating that the sentence expresses an extreme case of a more general proposition implied (= France mu00eame). Prefixed (in later use often parenthetically postfixed) to the particular word, phrase, or clause, on which the extreme character of the statement or supposition depends.
It also goes on to say….
With this use, now the prevailing one in Eng. is, are foreign to the other Germanic langs. It is rare in dialectal speech. (though a natural development of 8) seems not to have arisen before the 16th c.
(OED’s definition 8 refers to a largely obsolete usage where even = ‘namely’, ‘that is to say’, ‘just’, ‘nothing else except’, ‘to be sure’, ‘forsooth’ (also available offline) ).
In first draft of “In the Beginning”, the woman forgot both of her
birthdays (she still doesn’t remember my
birthday) and in the second draft
of “On My Birthday, SHE forgot my birthday” (she still remember/loves me) In this case, even modifies the entire phrase forgot my birthday.
Why more specifically implies that #2 forgot other things (not necessarily relating to me)?
How does anyone see a OP’s question? It’s emphasising that not only might you not do something when you’re “there” – there’s some question as to whether you will be there at all).
Who is she? What is that thing? “are highly unlikely constructions that would probably be considered unacceptable/substandard by most native speakers. Why is a verb never modified too much and varies from verb to verb because it is like a king of kings. What is correct?
“Can you be polite” what comes next… How do I make a character but I can’t act/act when I want to?
How come I can’t put myself and my e-mail in an answer or reply (I cant even reply)?
What are some of the best things about the world that I should know about in the future?
Where To Put EVEN…?
By.Santosh Thapa Magar (resident of Rupandehi, Nepal) She
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didn’t even see me anymore. No -She doesn’t love you (in
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love- she doesn’t love me) It is hot even in winter. It means there must have been very hot in summer.
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If one is a kids boy, maybe even 8 years old, can understand. (It means adults must have understood)
