5 exercises — practise conceding a point with "Granted" before your counter-argument.
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Which sentence correctly uses "Granted," as a standalone concessive opener before a contrasting statement?
"Granted, the new library is more verbose, but it eliminates an entire class of null-pointer bugs" correctly uses the past participle "Granted" alone, followed by a comma, as a fixed concessive opener. Option B wrongly uses the gerund "Granting". Option C wrongly uses the base form "Grant". Option D adds an unnecessary "that" directly after "Granted" when it is used standalone.
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Which sentence correctly uses "granted that" followed by a full clause, instead of the standalone comma form?
"Granted that the migration adds operational risk, staying on the unsupported version is riskier still" correctly uses "granted that" directly followed by the conceded clause, with no comma between "granted" and "that". Option B incorrectly inserts a comma there. Option C adds an extra comma after "that". Option D wrongly uses the base form "grant" instead of "granted".
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Which sentence correctly places "granted" parenthetically inside a sentence, set off by commas, rather than at the start?
"The refactor, granted, took longer than planned, but it paid for itself within a month" correctly encloses the parenthetical "granted" in commas on both sides. Option B is missing the first comma. Option C wrongly uses the base form "grant". Option D wrongly uses the gerund "granting".
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Which sentence correctly follows a "Granted" concession with "but" to introduce the contrasting point, avoiding a comma splice?
"Granted, the dashboard is slower to load, but it now surfaces the metrics engineers actually need" correctly uses the coordinating conjunction "but" to join the two clauses after the comma. Option B omits "but", creating a comma splice. Option C drops the comma after "Granted". Option D uses "however" without the semicolon or period it requires between independent clauses.
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Which sentence correctly uses "Granted" to concede a reviewer's point at the start of a rebuttal comment on a pull request?
"Granted, this approach adds a dependency, but it removes roughly 400 lines of hand-rolled parsing logic" correctly opens with the fixed concessive marker "Granted," followed by the conceded clause and a contrasting clause joined with "but". Option B wrongly uses the third-person verb form "Grants". Option C omits the required comma after "Granted" and misplaces "it". Option D incorrectly adds the pronoun "It" before "granted".
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David: 'I'm concerned about the performance of this endpoint. It's consistently timing out.' Sarah (reviewer): 'Granted that the database queries are complex, we've optimized the caching layer.' Which of the following responses from David best utilizes "granted" as a concessive marker in this context?
Here, 'granted that' acknowledges Sarah's point about the caching while immediately introducing a contrasting concern – the persistent timeouts. The incorrect options either ignore Sarah's concession entirely or introduce an unnecessary shift in tone, failing to maintain the concessive relationship established by 'granted.'
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PR Description: 'We've addressed the security vulnerability reported. Granted that the original code had a flaw, the new implementation utilizes robust encryption protocols.' Fill in the blank to complete the sentence logically and correctly using 'granted' as a concessive marker.
'Granted that' functions similarly to 'even though,' acknowledging a previous statement (the vulnerability) before presenting the contrasting action taken (robust encryption). The other options don't create the same concessive relationship; 'although' and 'despite' imply a stronger opposition than is intended here. 'While' doesn't fit the context.
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David: 'I'm concerned about the performance of this endpoint. It's consistently timing out.' Sarah (reviewer): 'Granted that the database queries are complex, we've optimized the caching layer.' Which of the following responses from David best utilizes "granted" as a concessive marker in this context?
Here, 'granted that' acknowledges Sarah's point about the caching while immediately introducing a contrasting concern – the persistent timeouts. The incorrect options either ignore Sarah's concession entirely or introduce an unnecessary shift in tone, failing to maintain the concessive relationship established by 'granted.'
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PR Description: 'We've addressed the security vulnerability reported. Granted that the original code had a flaw, the new implementation utilizes robust encryption protocols.' Fill in the blank to complete the sentence logically and correctly using 'granted' as a concessive marker.
'Granted that' functions similarly to 'even though,' acknowledging a previous statement (the vulnerability) before presenting the contrasting action taken (robust encryption). The other options don't create the same concessive relationship; 'although' and 'despite' imply a stronger opposition than is intended here. 'While' doesn't fit the context.
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David: 'I'm concerned about the performance of this endpoint. It's consistently timing out.' Sarah (reviewer): 'Granted that the database queries are complex, we've optimized the caching layer.' Which of the following responses from David best utilizes "granted" as a concessive marker in this context?
Here, 'granted that' acknowledges Sarah's point about the caching while immediately introducing a contrasting concern – the persistent timeouts. The incorrect options either ignore Sarah's concession entirely or introduce an unnecessary shift in tone, failing to maintain the concessive relationship established by 'granted.'
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PR Description: 'We've addressed the security vulnerability reported. Granted that the original code had a flaw, the new implementation utilizes robust encryption protocols.' Fill in the blank to complete the sentence logically and correctly using 'granted' as a concessive marker.
'Granted that' functions similarly to 'even though,' acknowledging a previous statement (the vulnerability) before presenting the contrasting action taken (robust encryption). The other options don't create the same concessive relationship; 'although' and 'despite' imply a stronger opposition than is intended here. 'While' doesn't fit the context.
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A developer, Mark, comments on a pull request: 'Granted that this function isn't currently used, we should refactor it to improve code maintainability.' Which of the following best demonstrates the correct use of 'granted' in this context?
This question focuses on the correct placement and usage of 'granted' within a pull request comment. Option 3 correctly uses 'granted' to acknowledge a point (lack of current use) before proposing an action (refactoring). The other options misinterpret or inappropriately utilize the concessive marker.
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During a standup meeting, Alex said: 'Granted that we're facing some challenges with database scaling, we've implemented a new caching strategy.' Fill in the blank to complete the sentence accurately using 'granted' as a concession.
'While' is the most appropriate choice here. It indicates that Alex is acknowledging the scaling challenges (the concession) before presenting the solution (a new caching strategy). 'Even though', 'despite,' and 'because' don't create a logical concessive relationship in this scenario.
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Sarah is reviewing a pull request for a new user authentication module. She says: 'Granted that the current implementation lacks two-factor authentication, we should investigate adding it to improve security.' Which of the following best describes Sarah's use of 'granted'?
'Granted' here acts as a concessive marker. Sarah is acknowledging a valid concern (lack of two-factor auth) before presenting a proposed solution. The incorrect options misinterpret 'granted' as simply introducing new features or dismissing concerns.
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During a Slack conversation about performance issues with a newly deployed API endpoint, David writes: 'Granted that the data model is complex, we've implemented rate limiting to prevent overload.' Fill in the blank to complete the sentence accurately using 'granted' as a concessive marker.
'Although' is the most appropriate word here. It correctly expresses that despite the complexity of the data model, the team has taken action (rate limiting) to mitigate the potential problem. 'Despite' and 'even though' could also work, but 'although' offers a more precise contrast.
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In a PR description for a bug fix, the developer writes: 'Granted that the original code had a memory leak, the new version includes a comprehensive memory management strategy.' Fill in the blank with an appropriate word to complete this sentence using 'granted' as a concessive marker.
'Even though' is the most fitting choice here. It highlights that despite the initial problem (memory leak), the fix has been implemented to address it effectively. 'While' and 'because' are less precise in conveying the concessive relationship.
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During a standup meeting, Elena says: 'Granted that our current database schema isn't optimized for large datasets, we're exploring sharding strategies to improve scalability.' What is the primary function of 'granted' in this statement?
'Granted' indicates Elena recognizes a weakness (unoptimized schema) before offering a solution (sharding). This illustrates its use as a concessive marker – acknowledging a point while proposing a countermeasure.
What will I practise in ""Granted" as a Concessive Discourse Marker — IT Grammar Exercise"?
Practise using standalone "Granted," and "granted that" to concede a valid point before introducing a contrasting argument, in RFC rebuttals and code review
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