5 exercises — practise introducing a persistent result with "even so" and "even then".
0 / 5 completed
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Which sentence correctly uses "even so" to introduce a result that persists despite a stated fact?
"Even so, the p95 latency barely improved" correctly places "even so" as a two-word fixed phrase. Options B, C, and D all reorder or pad the fixed phrase, making it ungrammatical.
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Which sentence correctly uses "even then" to show that a result would still fall short even under a stated future condition?
"...might handle Black Friday traffic; even then, a queue could still form..." correctly uses "even then" after the conditional clause to show the limitation persists. Options B, C, and D reorder or pad the fixed phrase incorrectly.
3 / 5
Which sentence correctly distinguishes "even so" (referring back to a fact already true) from "even then" (referring back to a future or hypothetical condition)?
"We already increased the timeout once; even so, requests still fail... even then, a handful of clients..." correctly matches "even so" to the already-true fact and "even then" to the hypothetical future increase. Options B, C, and D swap or merge the two phrases incorrectly.
4 / 5
Which sentence correctly uses "even so" mid-paragraph to concede a persistent problem despite a completed mitigation?
"...the leak was discovered; even so, we are treating every system..." correctly keeps "even so" as a fixed two-word unit with one comma after it. Option B reverses the word order. Option C adds an extraneous "much". Option D wrongly splits the phrase with an internal comma.
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Which sentence correctly uses "even then" to show a limitation that would remain true even after a planned future fix?
"...migrate to the new database engine next quarter; even then, the legacy reporting queries will still need..." correctly uses "even then" because the preceding clause describes a future condition, not an already-completed fact. Option B wrongly substitutes "even so", which would require the preceding clause to already be true. Options C and D reorder or pad the phrase.