Common Mistakes : Even

adverb

.BAD: Even I go to bed early, I’m still tired in the morning .GOOD: Even when I go to bed early, I’m still tired in the morning

: (To introduce a subordinate clause, use even if, even though or even when (NOT even on its own .You’ll have to accept the invitation, even though you don’t want to .Even when my father is angry, he never raises his voice

.BAD: Even though I paid her for the room, but I knew she would prefer to live alone .GOOD: Even though I paid her for the room, I knew she would prefer to live alone

.DUBIOUS: Many people think that it even snows in Norway in the summer .GOOD: Many people think that it snows in Norway even in the summer

When there is a danger of confusion, put even immediately before the word or phrase that you want to emphasize ,the ‘surprising’ part of the sentence

.BAD: In the future it even might be possible to work only thirty-five hours a week .GOOD: In the future it might even be possible to work only thirty-five hours a week