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@ -446,6 +446,17 @@ Like any dependent clause, an “even though” clause can be placed before the
* Even though the book was on the shelf, he wasnt able to find it.
“Just as” clauses
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When a comma does not precede "just as," the word "just" has the meaning of "precisely" or "exactly":
* "He means that the first is just as true as the second" (that is, "He means that the first is precisely as true as the second")
When a comma does precede "just as," the phrase begins a dependent clause and introduces a simile:
* “Does not the ear test words, just as the palate tastes its food?” (This means that there is a similarity between the way the ear tests words and the way the palate tastes food. It does not mean that the ear tests words in precisely the way that the palate tastes food.)
With participle or gerund phrases
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