Even if she is a close friend of the director, she still lost her job when the company reduced the number of employees.
2007-04-01 16:36:04 · 7 answers · asked by emem 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The sentence should be written this way:
Despite being a close friend of the director, she still lost her job when the company needed to retrench employees.
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Tip #1: Even though... she still...
Even though she is a close friend of the director, she still lost her job when the company reduced the number of employees.
Tip #2: Although... she still...
Although she is a close friend of the director, she still lost her job when the company reduced the number of employees.
2007-04-01 16:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by Serendipity 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You want "even though" not "even if"; "even if" expresses a doubt.
"is a close friend" or "was a close friend": either could be right, depending on the point you are making.
You don't need "still". The "even though" already provides the meaning of "contrary to expectations",. making "still" redundant.
I would add "it had" to the end, just "reduced the number of employees" sounds incomplete. Better yet, "reduced the number of people it employed".
So:
Even though she is/was a close friend of the director, she lost her job when the company reduced the number of people it employed.
2007-04-02 03:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sentence is in two tenses. The first part "even if she is a close friend of the director" is in the present tense, while the rest of the sentence is in past. Starting the sentece with "even if" is also incorrect. You would have to use a different word...like although. To make this sentence correct, it would have to read, "Although she was a close friend of the dictator, she still lost her job when the company reduced the number of employees."
2007-04-01 23:40:10 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Even THOUGH she is a close friend of the director, she still lost her job when the company reduced the number of employees.
"if" sounds ugly
2007-04-01 23:41:58 · answer #4 · answered by moremoremore 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Moremoremore is correct.. just because she lost her job doesn't mean that she is no longer friends with the director..
2007-04-01 23:44:51 · answer #5 · answered by chuckufarley2a 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Friend,
"if" should be "though", and "is" should be "was".
Or, change "Even if" to "Although", and "is" to "was".
May God bless you.
2007-04-01 23:39:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Even though she was ....
2007-04-01 23:38:43 · answer #7 · answered by ecolink 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋