How to use Even 'Everyone seems to have a tattoo these days - even my mother has one!

' If you have seen or heard the word even in English but were unsure of how to use it, this page is for you! Even for surprise The word even is used to show that something is surprising or unusual; it is more than we would expect: 'She likes chocolate so much that she even eats it for breakfast.' 'We couldn't find it - even using the map.' 'Everyone failed the test - even Susan who usually passes.' Even for comparatives Even is used to add emphasis when making a comparison: 'It's cold now, but it gets even colder in winter.' 'The second Star Wars film is even better than the first one.' Even for balanced Even is used to describe a situation which is equal or well balanced: 'Here's the 5 dollars I lent you. We're even now.' 'Both teams played very well - It was an even game.' Even for flat Even is used to describe a surface that is flat: 'The table has an even surface.' Even for numbers

Even numbers are 2, 4, 6 and so on. The opposite are odd numbers (1, 3, 5 ...)

India is even ___ than Australia. Correct!

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The new road is very ___ in places. Correct!

Uneven not even missive uneven

Even Tom ___ her a leaving present - and he never usually buys gifts. Correct!

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Divide the money ___ between you all. Correct!

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Liverpool was losing until Torres ___ the score just before half-time. Correct!

Even evening evened evens

Careful where you walk - the ___ is not even. Correct!

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That was even ___ than I expected. Correct!

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More Use of even

Even is used to talk about surprising extremes.

It is warm there, even in winter. (So you can be sure it will be very warm there in summer.) Even a child can understand this book. (Therefore you can be sure it is a simple one.)

Position Even most often goes in mid position (after auxiliary verbs and is/am/are/was/were; before other verbs).

He is rude to everybody. He is even rude to the police. (NOT Even he is or He even is ) It puzzled even the experts. (NOT It even puzzled or Even it puzzled )

Even goes at the beginning of a clause when it refers just to the subject.

Even a child can solve this problem.

It is also possible to put even before other words and expressions that we want to emphasise.

I work every day, even on Sundays.

Not even is used to talk about a negative extreme.

He cant even write his own name.

Even if and even though We can use even before if and though.

I will go even if (though) you forbid me to.

Even so Even so means in spite of that, however.

The book is expensive, but even so you ought to buy it. (NOT even though you ought to buy it.)