condition – English Grammar Profiler

Point 41 in the category of  NOUNS is defined as: noun phrases with ‘such a’ + adjective + singular noun and ‘such’ + adjective + plural noun, to give emphasis.   An iWeb search for: such a _JJ _NN 1 SUCH A LONG TIME 7187 2 SUCH A BIG DEAL 6247 3 SUCH A SHORT …

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Here are examples of ‘so long as’ and ‘on condition that’ meaning ‘only if’: So long as they keep to themselves, it makes no difference to me. Listen   The house and grounds are left to the city of Gotham on condition that they never be demolished,  altered or otherwise interfered with. Listen Here’s an example of ‘in the event that’ meaning ‘should something happen’: I’m here to protect you in the event that someone tries to access your mind through your dreams. Listen The English Grammar Profile C2 Point 122 in CLAUSES/conditional is defined as: …

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Here are some examples of this form: Being nice to someone is a SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE WAY of making friends. Some herbs like MOIST BUT WELL-DRAINED SOIL. I am making SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS with my language learning. Although she is usually easy to get along with, she does have a RARE BUT SERIOUS SIDE to her personality too.

A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT NUMBER of students didn’t pass the test.