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Connectors · CEFR B2 · Confident
In case is a precaution taken before, not a condition. Even if says the result holds whatever happens.
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I will take an umbrella in case it rains.
in case + clause · even if + clause
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
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Example 1 of 1
I will take an umbrella in case it rains.
Taking it beforehand as a precaution is "in case", not "if".
The shape
in case + clause · even if + clause
Talk about precautions, and about things that change nothing.
In Hindi
in case पहले से की गई सावधानी है, शर्त नहीं। even if यानी कुछ भी हो, नतीजा वही रहेगा।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I will take an umbrella if it rains — I will keep it in the bag anyway. | I will take an umbrella in case it rains. Taking it beforehand as a precaution is "in case", not "if". |
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
in case / even if is a CEFR B2 structure — the confident band — and it belongs to connectors. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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